*마린스키 시어터 2, 상트페테르부르크 [ diamond schmitt architects ] mariinsky theater II, st.petersburg

유서 깊은 상트페테르부르크에 위치한 퍼포밍 아트센터는 19세기 개관 이래로

러시아의 최초로써는 물론이고 세계적으로도 거대한 아트센터 중 하나였다.

여기 토론토에 기반을 둔 다이아몬드 슈미츠 건축스튜디오는 기존 아트센터와

도로를 마주보는 대지위에 851,000스퀘어 피트의 면적으로 오페라 및

발레공연은 위한 '마린스키 시네마 2'를 증축한다.

도시의 관문으로써 새롭게 개관하는 아트센터는 쥐라 라임스톤과 커튼월 그리고

곡선 메탈을 사용, 일반적인 러시아건축에서 진일보된 건축스타일을 보여준다.

reviewed by SJ

in the historic center of st.petersburg, one of the largest performing arts facilities in the world and the first in russia since the 19th century just opened it's doors. designed by toronto-based firm diamond schmitt architects, the 'mariinsky cinema II' is situated across from the original 1860 opera and ballet house and expands the prolific arts company's facility by +851,000 square feet. the entire city block is occupied by a composition of jura limestone masonry and glazing, with a curved metal roof acting as both a tectonic update and formal homage to russian architectural culture.

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double height public spaces and multi-tiered lobbies bisected by an expansive onyx wall that lends an additional sumptuousness to the material palette. a horseshoe-shaped main auditorium is modeled after classic 18th and 19th century opera houses, complete with three balconies and carefully considered lines of sight. the wood-clad hall finds its outdoor mirror in an open-air rooftop amphitheater, specifically programmed for the mariinsky's white nights festival, an affair held during the summer when the sun barely sets on st.petersburg. the grand building is a fitting continuation of a cultural complex that has seen the premiers of musical masters, among them tchaikovsky, rachmaninoff, mussorgsky and
rimsky-korsakov, while using the power of the built form to pave a clear path for a new age of performers. 

from  designboom