Poltrona Frau contributes to furnishing supplies for Hamburg's new Elbphilarmonie
31/01/2017
Designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, the Elbphilarmonie is an innovative construction project that aims to become the new cultural landmark for the city of Hamburg.
Recently opened on 11 and 12 January 2017, the new complex houses three auditoria, a hotel and 45 private apartments.
Poltrona Frau Contract has furnished 2,100 seats for the Grand Hall, the heart of the building and main hall for concerts and cultural events.
The Grand Hall, situated at a height of 50 metres above ground level boasts a truly unique design. In fact, it follows the vineyard design, with the stage in the middle of the auditorium and rows of seats rising up in steep tiers around it.
This layout provides an excellent listening experience from every seat. And with no seat being further away than 30 metres from the conductor it has, in all its grandeur, a surprising intimacy.
As regards the external architecture of the Elbphilarmonie, this consists of two historically and esthetically diverging elements that blend old and new in such a way as to create a completely harmonious whole.
The mid-1960s-built, red-brick warehouse is crowned with a mesmerizing glass construction that mirrors the river Elbe, the sky, the harbour and the inner city in ever-changing light in a fascinating way.
