Casa da Música is the first building built in Portugal dedicated exclusively to public presentations of different types of music, as well as spaces for rehearsing orchestras and other resident and visiting groups.
Its construction is linked to the candidacy of Porto as European Capital of Culture in 1997, and its construction was announced in 1998. The project tender process was too short, which reduced the participation of 7 to 3 architects. In July 1999, Rem Koolhaas' project was accepted, and in December the project was delivered. In April 2005 the inaugural concert takes place.
This building does not leave anyone indifferent, all the solutions used here are out of the ordinary, and its architecture is already an experience in itself, being an adventure for our senses to walk through the various interior spaces, and also observe them from the outside. I consider your visit mandatory.
At the top of the North Stairs is the Foyer Nascente. With a huge ceiling height (about 17 meters). Rem Koolhaas wanted this building to have natural light in its main auditorium, which is unusual for a music venue. The auditorium's shoe box shape...
Nerve center and public heart of Casa da Música, Sala Guilhermina Suggia (main auditorium) has a stage capable of accommodating up to 110 musicians and a choir of 14 elements. With a total area of 1100 m2 and a capacity for 1280 seats, it is equip...
This is a space between the main auditorium and the exterior, which simultaneously serves as a circulation for the public, and for letting in the light inside, and allowing the view to the outside, and from the outside to the inside. Rem Koolhaas ...
This is a space between the main auditorium and the exterior, which simultaneously serves as a circulation for the public, and for letting in the light inside, and allowing the view to the outside, and from the outside to the inside. Rem Koolhaas ...
This staircase was used in the early years of Casa da Música, but it is no longer used, except in important events. This staircase was used in the early years of Casa da Música, but it is no longer used, except in important events
Engineering and Construction In terms of structures, in addition to ensuring the overall stability of the building, the following fundamental concerns deserve mention: find a set of structural elements, integrated in Architecture, that would ensur...
The project started in September 1999, following a contest of ideas won by the OMA / ARUP Consortium and which was already part of AFAssociados. The shoring and constructive phasing project was carried out in 2001, within the scope of an order mad...
Right after the main entrance, the first functional space of the building is accessed, which includes Ticket Office, Reception, Shop and Cloakroom, passing just below the heart of the House: the Suggia Room. From the Ticket Office, the visitor has...
