Arkitekt: Architect MAA Troels Troelsen, Henning Larsen Architects.
Author: Architect MAA Troels Troelsen, Henning Larsen Architects, Copenhagen, Denmark
Associates: Architect MAA Mai Svanholt, aarchitecture student Nadia Tsitsa
The grandly dramatic, elongated shape of Dramastaden recalls piles of timber or ice formations. This shape clashes with the typology of the Stone Town, while at the same time interacting with Kulturmagasinet and the Stone Town itself. The roof is crinkled, imparting distinctive shapes to the building. The east façade resembles stage curtains. This project has several spatial qualities, among them the competition's loveliest theatre auditorium, which is both stately and intimate.
Insightful organisation of the theatre's functions notwithstanding, the choice of a long, narrow building at a great distance from Kulturmagasinet entails many functional difficulties and long lines of communication which can hardly be said to meet the desideratum of integration with Kulturmagasinet. The outward design goes in one direction, the interior design in another, which generates both geometric and structural problems. The Jury is also critical of the cramped goods reception area overlooking the Selångersån river, and of the positioning of the restaurant beneath the E4 highway and so close to it.
The long south-facing piazza is a good shape and could become a fantastic piazza for the city, but the absence of eastern and western end points will make it windy and desolate for much of the year.