Taastrup Theater

Renovation and extension of existing theater

  • The new foyer and arrival area
  • Formally, we were commissioned to improve the energy consumption of the 1970s local community theatre. Yet, we used the opportunity to improve the general appeal of the building
  • The existing theater consists of rectangular shaped concrete box
  • The building is wrapped in a second (insulating) skin improving the general energy consumption of the existing building.
  • One corner tips out creating a new foyer area connecting the formerly enclosed interior to the outside.
  • The theatre’s service functions are upgraded: Restrooms and café are moved from the basement to the first floor, which means that now all non-technical functions are gathered on the groundfloor. Bar, box office, and administration are consolidated as a functional block across the black box of the theater hall.
  • In the existing theater wardrope, restrooms and café is located in the basement
  • The theater hall is located on the ground floor level
  • The renovation combines all these functions on the ground floor level improving the general appeal and functionality of the building
  • Plan: ground floor
  • Existing facade facing north
  • The existing facade becomes the inner facade of the new foyer and arrival area
  • The new facade consists of translucent acrylic prisms, elegantly embracing the existing building
  • Transversal section
  • Longitudinal section
  • The energy improved theater

The project for the extension and renovation of Taastrup Theatre seeks to improve the communication of the building with its environment – a social housing neighborhood. Formally, we were commissioned to improve the energy consumption of the 1970s local community theatre. Yet, we used the opportunity to improve the general appeal and function of the building by introducing a second (insolating) skin. The new facade consists of translucent acrylic prisms, elegantly embracing the existing building and creating a new open foyer and arrival area. A whole new spatial dimension is added to the building, connecting the formerly enclosed interior to the outside.

Vanessa Carlow contributed to the project as part of COBE in Copenhagen.