Post by pigeonpie on Dec 22, 2009 22:16:40 GMT
Teatre des Born alterations to cost over five million euros
Almost four years after the Teatre des Born closed a project has been presented to Ciutadella Council for reforming the theatre at an estimated cost of 5.5 million euros.
There are two phases to the project. The first will be the structural work which will require an expenditure of 4.28 million euros and the second will be the provision of stage, sound and lighting equipment costing a further 1.2 million euros.
The theatre’s original facade, dating from 1875, is to be restored and the newly-designed interior will accommodate a total of 460 seats, 209 of which will be in the stalls and the remainder in boxes and the dress circle on the third floor.
There will be four halls, one per floor. The elimination of the staircase to the right of the entrance hall has increased the area of the ground floor hall by 50 sq.m. and of the upper floors by between 20 and 60 sq.m. Further space has been gained by relocating the control booth to the rear of the stalls, in compliance with the sound technicians’ request to be on the ground floor, allowing more seats to be installed in its former position on the upper floor. The ground floor will once again have boxes against the outer walls, as in the 1930 layout.
The architect, José Maria Forteza from the firm Arquison, is confident regarding the acoustics and view, claiming that these will be as good in the boxes and dress circle as in the stalls.
The Mayoress of Ciutadella, Pilar Carbonero, praised the speed with which the architects had drawn up the definitive plan, a document which is vital when it comes to seeking financial backing for the project from other administrations. She explained that it was now too late to ask for funds for 2010 but added that, in any case, next year will be devoted to the administrative side of the scheme, with the project being presented for approval at the January council meeting and then being put on public display for a month. Any objections arising will then have to be dealt with before licences are granted and the project can be contracted out, processes which are expected to last a year. Carbonero affirmed that approaches had already been made to the Ministry of Housing for financial backing and that talks would also be held with the Ministry of Culture.
Almost four years after the Teatre des Born closed a project has been presented to Ciutadella Council for reforming the theatre at an estimated cost of 5.5 million euros.
There are two phases to the project. The first will be the structural work which will require an expenditure of 4.28 million euros and the second will be the provision of stage, sound and lighting equipment costing a further 1.2 million euros.
The theatre’s original facade, dating from 1875, is to be restored and the newly-designed interior will accommodate a total of 460 seats, 209 of which will be in the stalls and the remainder in boxes and the dress circle on the third floor.
There will be four halls, one per floor. The elimination of the staircase to the right of the entrance hall has increased the area of the ground floor hall by 50 sq.m. and of the upper floors by between 20 and 60 sq.m. Further space has been gained by relocating the control booth to the rear of the stalls, in compliance with the sound technicians’ request to be on the ground floor, allowing more seats to be installed in its former position on the upper floor. The ground floor will once again have boxes against the outer walls, as in the 1930 layout.
The architect, José Maria Forteza from the firm Arquison, is confident regarding the acoustics and view, claiming that these will be as good in the boxes and dress circle as in the stalls.
The Mayoress of Ciutadella, Pilar Carbonero, praised the speed with which the architects had drawn up the definitive plan, a document which is vital when it comes to seeking financial backing for the project from other administrations. She explained that it was now too late to ask for funds for 2010 but added that, in any case, next year will be devoted to the administrative side of the scheme, with the project being presented for approval at the January council meeting and then being put on public display for a month. Any objections arising will then have to be dealt with before licences are granted and the project can be contracted out, processes which are expected to last a year. Carbonero affirmed that approaches had already been made to the Ministry of Housing for financial backing and that talks would also be held with the Ministry of Culture.
