Extension of the Stadtcasino Basel (Switzerland)
Herzog & de Meuron- Type Refurbishment Culture / Leisure Concert hall
- Date 2012 - 2020
- City Basel
- Country Switzerland
- Photographer Ruedi Walti
The firm Herzog & de Meuron recently completed the renovation and new extension of the Stadtcasino Basel. Built in 1876, this concert hall is one of Europe’s oldest, world-renowned for its acoustics.
What started as an urban study in 2012 has resulted in the preservation and restoration of the building and in a new construction, generating more space on several levels for rehearsal rooms, dressing rooms, foyers, and cafeterias. On the outside, the extension takes inspiration from the building’s neo-Baroque architectural tradition, while inside, the 19th-century stylistic elements are upgraded. The project prioritized preservation of the concert hall’s acoustic properties, reopened the skylight and windows that were closed in a previous intervention, recreated the original seats, laid a duplicate of the old parquet flooring, and brought back the color schemes of the first renovation, carried out in 1905 by the architect Fritz Stehlin. Video
Cliente Client
Casino-Gesellschaft Basel
Herzog & de Meuron Project Team
Socios Partners
Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron, Andreas Fries (Partner in Charge)
Equipo Project Team
Thorsten Kemper (Associate, Project Manager), Michael Schmidt (Associate, Project Manager), Stephan Weber (Project Architect), Inga Federe (Project Architect)
Roman Aebi (Workshop), Caetano Braga da Costa de Bragança, Alessia Catellani, Axel Chevroulet, Federica von Euw, Noël Fäh, Judith Funke, Joanna Gajda, Luis Gisler, Elena Klinnert, Oxana Krause, Sophia Landsherr, Marcin Ernest Mejsak, Yolanda de Rueda, Juan Sala, Eduardo Salgado Mordt, Günter Schwob (Workshop), Samuel Seiler, Francisca Soares de Moura, Matthias Stauch, Florian Stroh, Ana Miruna Tutoveanu, Daniel Wilson
Planeamiento Planning
Project Architect: Herzog & de Meuron. Executive Architect: Ritter Giger Schmid Archtikten. MEP Engineering: Waldhauser+Hermann. Structural Engineering: Aegerter & Bosshardt. HVAC Engineering: Waldhauser+Hermann. Electrical Engineering: Pro Engineering. Plumbing Engineering: Suiselectra Ingenieurunternehmung. Project Management: Glator
Consultoría Consulting
Acoustic Consulting: Müller-BBM. Audio Visual Consulting: auviso audio visual solutions. Facade Consulting: Buri Mueller Partner. Facade Consulting: Pirmin Jung Ingenieure. Fire Protection Consulting: Gruner. Geotechnic Consulting: Geotechnisches Institut AG Basel. Lighting Consulting: Reflexion. Surveyor: A. Aegerter & Dr. O. Bosshardt
Fotos Photos
Ruedi Walti
