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The exterior of MUMUTH turns opaque by day
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The spiral construction creates a column free space troughout the whole building
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At night, the theatre lights up and opens itself up to its surroundings and attracting visitors to the theatre.
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The red carpet staircase follows the curves of the concrete spiral and gives a theatrical feeling to the performance theatre.
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The spiral connects the different spaces within the building.
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The custom designed acoustic panels were especially developed to meet the specific acoustical requirements of the music programme
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Floorplan of 2nd floor: Foyer and performance theatre
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Floor plan of ground floor: Entrance lobby and multiple classrooms, dressing- and rehearsal rooms
MUMUTH Music Theatre
UNStudio. Graz, Austria
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Name of work in English
MUMUTH Music Theatre
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Name of work in original language
MUMUTH Music Theatre
Prize year
EUmies Awards 2011
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Work Location
Graz, Austria
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Studio
UNStudio
EUmies Awards 2011 Shortlisted
Collaborators
Engineering: Arup London, Peter Mandl ZT GmbH Structural Engineering; Others: Housinc Bauconsult; Acoustical: ZT Gerhard Tomberger, Graz. Pro Acoustic Engineering Thorsten Rohde; Others: e.f.f.e.c.t.s. techn. B; Construction: Steiner Bau Ges; Interiors: P + P Holzbau GmbH / vectogramm; Façades: MA-TEC Stahl und Alubau; Construction: Zeman & Co Ges; Mechanical: Anton Hofst; Electrical: Siemens Bacon GmbH & Co KG; Others: Accuro Brandschutzanlagen, Granit Gesellschaft
Program
Culture
Completion
2009
The building for the faculty of Music and Performing Arts at the University of Graz (MUMUTH) is structured to combine a unitbased volume: the black box of the theatre; and a series of movementbased volumes: foyer and public circulation. The adaptable multipurpose auditorium can seat up to 450. The freeflowing space of the foyer is made possible by a spiralling constructive element that connects the entrance to the auditorium and to the music rooms above, thus welding together 'with a twist' the three levels of this side of the building. This twist forms a 3D interpretation of the repetitive pattern & executed in the muted tones of stage makeup & that is silkscreened onto the inner glass facades, which are in turn enveloped by a glittering mesh. This pattern is also employed on the acoustic panels in the theatre space, which were especially developed to meet the specific acoustical requirements of the widely varied musical styles performed in the building.