Extension building for La Monnaie opera (Muntschouwburg), with a 250-seat orchestral rehearsal room and a 350-seat opera rehearsal room. Both halls can also host an audience for public concerts.

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Location   Brussels, Belgium.

Project Cost   7,5 millions €.

Time Frame   Start of design 1997, start of construction 1999, opening in January 2000. Completed 2001.

Owner   Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie, Brussels.

Architect(s)   Michel Verliefden, A.2R.C., Brussels.

Seat Count   Construction of new opera annex, housing workshops and studios as well as a 350-seat Black Box theatre and a 250-seat chamber music hall and orchestra rehearsal room.

Uses   Rehearsal rooms, opera studio, dance, recitals.

Services   Acoustics consulting.

Team   Eckhard Kahle, project manager for Artec Consultants Inc from 1997 to 2000; and Kahle Acoustics from 2001 to 2002.