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Colour palette of fruit is a theme that recurs throughout the building and was selected to represent the renowned fruit production of the region.
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The atmosphere inside the theater is that of an orchard, with black painted walls in which tree shaped, light silhouettes have been cut out.
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La Llotja s cantilever offers shelter from the hot summer sun and winter rain.
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La Llotja de Lleida Theater and Congress Center is a new emblem of local identity from which you can see the historic city and the spectacular Seu Vella cathedral.
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An entry route to the raised foyer acts as a vertical parade route that cuts through the monolith with a monumental staircase and entrance ramp.
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Section
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2 Floor
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Daylight pipes bring natural light into the building without increasing heat loads.
La Llotja Theatre and Congress
Mecanoo. Lleida, Spain
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Name of work in English
La Llotja Theatre and Congress
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Name of work in original language
Teatre i Palau de Congressos La Llotja
Prize year
EUmies Awards 2011
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Work Location
Lleida, Spain
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Studio
Mecanoo
EUmies Awards 2011 Shortlisted
Collaborators
Program
Culture
Completion
2010
La Llotja is a new symbol for Lleida from offering panoramic views over the city. Emerging from the bank of the Segre River as a natural stone monolith, the building provides shadow and shelter beneath its huge cantilever. The 1,000seat theatre features two flexible conference halls, an exhibition hall, two multifunctional foyers, a restaurant, lounges, parking, terraces, office and retail space as well as a large public square. Visitors ascend a grand staircase to the raised foyer on the second level, which ushers them into both auditoria. The adjacent complex forms seating stands for a public openair theatre. With black walls in which tree shaped light silhouettes have been cut out, the theatre resembles an orchard. Thousands of leaf shaped ceiling lights and a colour palette of the region's fruit production recurs throughout. Rooftop photovoltaic cells and a solar water heater on the roof minimise electricity load and during warmer months, the facade is kept closed.