Opéra Bastille, Paris
This major landmark in Paris's cultural landscape faces significant challenges. Designed to meet the standards of its time, the building, labelled “Architecture contemporaine remarquable”, requires a comprehensive upgrade to meet contemporary technical and operational requirements.
Despite ongoing maintenance, the gradual obsolescence of its stage and technical systems calls for extensive modernisation. In response, a comprehensive review has been undertaken across the entire site, encompassing both the public areas and the technical, stage and production facilities. The challenge is to deliver a thorough transformation of the building while ensuring it remains fully operational throughout the works. The project seeks to enhance the overall quality of the visitor experience by creating a more welcoming and accessible public environment, extending opening hours, and showcasing the many activities that bring the Opera to life each day.
Environmental performance is a key priority. The project aims to achieve BDF Bronze certification, with a particular emphasis on the reuse of materials and the incorporation of bio-based and geo-sourced materials wherever possible.
Technische Details
Renovierungen Opéra Bastille www.operadeparis.fr
Ort Paris, France. Building labelled « Architecture contemporaine remarquable » in 2024.
Baukosten 400 million €.
Zeitrahmen 2024-2026.
Bauherr OPPIC for the Opéra national de Paris (ONP).
Architekt(en) Programming: Arep Paris, France www.arep.fr
Theaterplaner Michel Fayet, France michelfayetscenographeconseil.com
Zahl der Sitzplätze A 2 745-seat hall (large hall), a 230-seat studio and a 500-seat auditorium. Total gross floor area: 125 000 m².
Nutzung Modern opera house serving as the primary performance venue for the Paris National Opera, hosting grand-scale opera, ballet, and symphony productions in its 2 745-seat auditorium.
Leistungsumfang The development of a comprehensive programme for the architectural, technical, functional, aesthetic and environmental regeneration of the site, including defining mandatory and optional scope, with several scenarios, followed by the drafting of a detailed programme. Then a project management consultancy assignment during the tender phase, involving the analysis of competing bids for the project to renovate and enhance the public spaces at the Opéra Bastille.
Beteiligte Berater Yann Jurkiewicz, Émilie Carayol, Eckhard Kahle, Kahle Acoustics.
