<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Performing arts halls are increasingly becoming multi-purpose halls. Purpose-built venues that serve purely as concert halls or opera houses are rather rare today. Multi-purpose halls, conversely, can be used for different types of stage presentations inside a single building, under one roof with proportionally lower costs; furthermore, they can also be used for activities which are not related to the performing arts. The paper discusses functional and spatial adaptability and flexibility in multiple-use halls, and presents possible forms and arrangements of the stage and the auditorium as well as their spatial interrelations. Attention is focused upon acoustics and their impact on the functioning of multi-purpose performance spaces. The paper also presents multi-use and multi-format facilities. The author attempts to determine the best possible conditions for various types of theatre arrangement.</p></abstract>

Performing arts halls are increasingly becoming multi-purpose halls. Purpose-built venues that serve purely as concert halls or opera houses are rather rare today. Multi-purpose halls, conversely, can be used for different types of stage presentations inside a single building, under one roof with proportionally lower costs; furthermore, they can also be used for activities which are not related to the performing arts. The paper discusses functional and spatial adaptability and flexibility in multiple-use halls, and presents possible forms and arrangements of the stage and the auditorium as well as their spatial interrelations. Attention is focused upon acoustics and their impact on the functioning of multi-purpose performance spaces. The paper also presents multi-use and multi-format facilities. The author attempts to determine the best possible conditions for various types of theatre arrangement.

Multiple-use performing arts halls

Faculty of Architecture of Wrocław University of Technology

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Performing arts halls are increasingly becoming multi-purpose halls. Purpose-built venues that serve purely as concert halls or opera houses are rather rare...

Multiple-use performing arts halls

Publicado en línea: 16 may 2020

Páginas: 5 - 21

Recibido: 15 nov 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.19.112.11328

Palabras clave
performing arts halls, functional adaptability, multiple-use

© 2019 Paweł Amałowicz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Multiple-use performing arts halls

Publicado en línea: 16 may 2020

Páginas: 5 - 21

Recibido: 15 nov 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.19.112.11328

Palabras claveperforming arts halls, functional adaptability, multiple-use

© 2019 Paweł Amałowicz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Palabras clave
performing arts halls, functional adaptability, multiple-use