Urban Concept. The area around the philharmony is defined by an alteration of wideness and compression. The area itself is characterized by a space compression on a platform (plateau) flanked on the one hand by the bank/ballet school and on the other hand by the opera. The functional result of the project programme is a compact block. Our way of designing is to take that block and to “karst” it to an harmonic sculpture. To “karst” means to use the tools of cutting, splitting, digging and eroding. The results are splices, airspaces, gaps and caves. To defuse the compression and the compact character of the lot, fragments of the structure are elevated to assure the floating movement and continuity.

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