Design of the new Belgrade concert hall ©A_LA
London based architecture firm AL_A has been selected to design the new Belgrade Philharmonic Concert Hall. It will be built next to the Danube and comprise four main venues, a 1,600-seat symphonic hall, a 250-seat recital hall, outdoor events space, a creative studio, rehearsal & teaching spaces, orchestral archive, jazz club restaurant and retail. The venues encircle a social space that forms the heart of the Belgrade Concert Hall, with shared back of house facilities positioned below the newly created town square. AL_A says: « Through this arrangement, we create a building with no front and no back resulting in an architectural panorama. The building and the new shared social space at its heart gather under a draping canopy that spans each venue, resting softly in between. Through this expressive form, the building speaks of the movement of music. The materiality of this envelope will create a rippling effect that mirrors the dappled waters of the River Danube, reflecting the changing landscape through the seasons, and signaling a new monument of culture. » The cost of the new building is estimated at 110 million €.
Design of the new Belgrade concert hall ©A_LA
