Nevill Holt Opera

Nevill Holt, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, Europe

Completed · Cultural · Opera Auditorium In A Historic Stable · Temperate · 2018

A 400-seat horseshoe auditorium inserted into a 17th-century stable block on a Grade I-listed estate, replacing years of temporary tents. The building was extended down into the ground and up with a new roof, and lined with carefully sized timber to tune the acoustics. It was shortlisted for the 2019 RIBA Stirling Prize.

Innovation highlights

• Theatre inserted into a listed stable block
• Horseshoe auditorium for acoustic immersion
• Tuned timber lining absorbing and reflecting sound
• Volume gained by excavating below and re-roofing above

Innovations in the catalogue

• Acoustically Tuned Timber Lining
• Horseshoe Auditorium Inserted in a Heritage Shell
• Gaining Volume by Excavating Below and Re-Roofing Above

Client / Developer

Nevill Holt Opera

Architect

Witherford Watson Mann Architects

Engineer

Sound Space Vision (theatre and acoustics)

Type

Opera auditorium in a historic stable

#opera #acoustics #heritage #adaptive reuse #timber

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