독일 남부 바이에른 숲, 작은 마을 Blaibach에 자리 잡은 콘서트홀은 지역주민들의 문화생활 및 커뮤니티 중심지 역활을 수행합니다. 거대한 암석을 희화한 건축어휘는 역동적 건축환경으로 주변과 대비되는 신선함은 물론 고유한 캐릭터를 구현합니다. 주변에서 쉽게 접할 수 있는 재료(석재)의 사용과 공간을 구체화하는 콘크리트는 이러한 건축환경을 보다 구체적으로 표현하는 동시에 마을환경과 동화된 조화로움을 보여줍니다. 비틀어진 덩어리, 그 틈새로 유입된 내부는 백색공간을 바탕으로 따뜻한 우드패널로 마감, 불필요한 장식이 제거된 모던한 인테리어로 연출됩니다. 특히 콘크리트로 표현된 콘서트홀 내부는 건축음향의 반영은 물론 빛과 재료의 만남을 통한 심미적인 공간적 만족감을 전달하는 매개체로 완성됩니다.
Nestled within the Bavarian woods in southern Germany, the small village of Blaibach has recently been given an architectural revamp through an ambitious regeneration project, which was completed in 2014 and included a new town hall, an artist’s guesthouse and a 500-square-meter concert hall, the latter designed by Munich-based architect Peter Haimerl. Coated in a granite façade reminiscent of Blaibach’s stone-carving tradition, the tilted concert-hall building appears as a large-scale rectangular sculpture that is half-submerged, creating an interesting new dynamic in the village’s architecture while responding to its topographical surroundings.
The upwards-inclined orientation of the quarrystone-clad volume actually leads visitors down a series of concrete steps and into a subterranean foyer. Acting as a transitional area, the foyer keeps all functional spaces such as cloakrooms, toilets, and a bar well hidden behind wood-panelled walls. Inside the 200-seat auditorium, stripes of indirect artificial light mesh with layers of untreated pre-cast concrete to create a pleated effect, while the space’s Eames DKR steel-wire seating appears almost translucent, floating above the light slits and drawing all focus towards the stage. Blaibach’s auditorium, designed particularly for musical performances and not as a multifunctional space, is dressed entirely in a lightweight mix of concrete and recycled glass making sure that sound waves are reflected directly and accurately; sound-absorbing elements were also installed, in the walls, under the seating rows, as well as underneath the steps, ensuring optimal acoustics for the space.
Through Haimerl’s creative blend of tradition and innovation, the concert hall stands as a monumental yet humble structure that unfolds underground and seamlessly integrates with the modest town centre of Blaibach. Hopefully this well-designed venue will place this small Bavarian village once again on Germany’s cultural map.
from yatzer