The Stavros Niarchos Cultural Centre is located in Kallithea. It is one of the most important cultural projects of the country and comprises the National Library of Greece and the Greek National Opera.
The project has obtained a LEED for New Construction 2.2 Platinum (certified on 11/02/2016).
Our firm was assigned to conduct the acoustic design consultancy along with JV Impregilo Sp.A-TERNA SA.
In particular, our firm was responsible for resolving the following:
- Main Opera Hall (1401 seats)
- Performance Hall 2 (471)
- The main stage including the stage tower, pit area, understage area and the offstage area (rear and front side stages) of the main opera hall
- All sound insulation matters regarding the building acoustics
- All sound insulation matters of the entire MEP Network
- 5 soloist rehearsal rooms
- 4 musician warm up rooms
- The radio studio
- All the rest main and secondary areas of the opera house and library complex
Finally, our firm was also in charge for the monitoring of the noise emitted from the construction works to the inhabited areas at the site boundaries, until the practical completion of the construction program.
Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Local Architect: BETAPLAN
Structural Engineers: EXPEDITION in collaboration with OMETE
MEP Engineers: ARUP in collaboration with LDK
Theater Design Consultant: THEATRE PROJECTS CONSULTANTS
Acoustic design: Timagenis Acoustics-Architects
(ARUP Acoustics: architect’s acoustic consultant during the concept design & approvals advisor during the construction)
Traffic Consultant: DENCO
Library Consultants: British Library
Signage Design: Atelier Martine Harlé
Façade Consultant: FRONT
Food Service Consultant: SefronHornWinch
Irrigation Design: Sotirios Mavraganis
Environmental Studies: HPC – PASECO
Project manager / LEED Sustainability & Cost Consultants: FAITHFUL+GOULD
Contractor: Salini Impregilo – ΤΕΡΝΑ Joint Venture
Commissioning Consultants: Ebert & Baumann Consulting Engineers Inc.
Occupational Safety & Health Counsultants: Ergonomia
Photo credits: Yiorgis Yerolymbos, Vassilis Makris, Nikos Karanikolas, Timagenis Acoustics-Architects
