Kilden Performing Arts Centre
Arts complex in Kristiansand, Norway
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Kilden Performing Arts Centre (in Norwegian: Kilden teater og konserthus) is a theater and concert hall on Odderøya in Kristiansand, Norway. It houses Kilden Teater, Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra (KSO), Kilden Opera and Kilden Culture Venue in a joint project never previously embarked upon.[3] There is room for a variety of concerts and other forms of cultural expression.
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 Interactive map of the Kilden Performing Arts Centre area | |
General information | |
| Type | Arts complex |
Architectural style | Modernism |
| Location | Kristiansand, Norway |
| Coordinates | 58°8′20.81″N 7°59′49.73″E |
| Completed | 2012 |
| Opened | 6 January 2012 |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Characteristic Oak waves at the sea front. |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | ALA Architects, Finland[1] and SMS Arkitekter, Norway[2] |
| Main contractor | AF group |
The Company
The building
Work on the building began in 2007, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway laid the foundation stone in 2009. The opening was officially finished 6 January 2012. Its architects were Finnish ALA Architects and Norwegian SMS Arkitekter, acoustical consultants were Brekke & Strand, the acoustic design of the concert hall was by Arup and the main contractor was AF group. The building has a gross area of 16,000 square meters and a volume of 128,000 cubic meters. The building cost nearly 1.7 billion Norwegian krones.[5]
Halls
The building has four stages:
- Concert Hall with 1 130 seats
- Theatre & Opera Hall with 700 seats, orchestra pit with space for 60 musicians
- Multi-room with 220 seats or 400 standing
- Intimate Hall with 100 seats
