Walt Disney concert hall 1997 and 2003

-frank owen gehry

A PRESENTATION BY:Archana tayal

Architectural style

• His work falls within the style of Deconstructivism, also known as DeCon Architecture, i.e. its ability to go beyond current modalities of structural definition.

• Style seems unfinished or crude.• use of inexpensive objects and non-

traditional media such as clay to make serious art

• Doesn't reflect specific social or universal ideas

Angeles Philharmonic, In turn this is one of the most acoustically sophisticated concert halls in the world, providing both visual and aural intimacy.

• ARCHITECT frank owen gehry

• Acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota

• LOCATION los angeles, carlofornia

• BUILDING TYPE framed structure

• CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM HIGH TECH MODERN

Walt Disney concert hall

• The Concert Hall is situated on historic Bunker Hill at the intersection of First Street and Grand Avenue.

LOCATION

• Los Angeles, Carlifornia

Concept

• the concept is of curved wooden pipe, like a logjam kind of thing.

• Its designed from the inside out. • It’s A place where the musicians

could come on stage, feel at home, and hear each other

• the orchestra and the audience would have an intimate connection with each other.

PLAN

• Area: 3.6 acres.• complex contains 293,000 square feet of Space• Concert hall: 50.7m X 280m• Concert Hall is located in the centre of the site.

West atrium

East atrium

Balcony

Dressing room

Amphitheatre

Pre concert foyer

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• an underground parking garage, preconcert foyer, green room and support spaces, two outdoor amphitheatres, and state park on the site, control chaos and relate that to the urban world

Underground parking

Preconcert foyer

Amphitheatres

Hotel accomodation

exterior

• On the exterior Italian limestone and stainless steel gives a matte finish.

• The metal-clad façade, or surface skin, is composed of 6,400 stainless steel panels, spanning more than 160,000 square feet.

• the Founders Room and Children's Amphitheatre were designed with highly polished mirror-like panels.

facade

Children's amphitheatre

Structural steel frame

Skeleton with dual aluminium frame covered by stainless steel sheets

Structural steel frame

Skeleton with dual aluminium frame covered by stainless steel sheets

Exterior

• The backstage door open to a semi-public garden and the largest rehearsal room is placed near this entry used for small scale public performances.

Exteriors

An extensive backstage technical area surrounds the Hall and opening onto a private garden for musicians.

Underground parking

Lobby

Concert hall

Amphitheatre

Elevation

Elevation

• The focus of the design is the 2,400-seat Concert Hall.

• Wooden seating blocks surround the orchestra platform together with the sail-like wooden ceiling forms.

• The audience surrounds the stage, which is elevated slightly higher than the adjacent orchestra seats.

interiors

• Drawback: A dropped program, a closing door, or a simple cough becomes part of the symphony.

• The walls and ceiling of the hall are finished with Douglas fir while the floor is finished with oak.

• wood helps to achieve the sound reflection

• The reflective qualities of the surface were amplified by the concave sections of the Founders Room walls

Douglas fir

Oak

Escalators to the foyer

Entrance lobby

• The Numerous video screens and an overhead sound system connect the open lobby with the orchestra.

• Acting as the conduit between the city and the symphony, the entry lobby bustles with energy, day and night.

Lobby

• A pipe organ occupy a central position between the seating blocks at stage rear.

• Skylights and a large window at the rear of the Hall allows natural light to enhance daytime concerts.

THANK YOUArchana tayal