ROGALAND TEATER
STAVANGER, NORWAY
VENUE TYPE
Drama theatre
PROJECT TYPE
Renovation/New Construction (Concept Study)
SCOPE OF WORK
Consulting and Workshops regarding the development of a new theater building with 4 venues and workshops;
CLIENT
Rogaland Teater, Stavanger, Norway
Oslo Economics, Oslo, Norway
The original building was built in 1883 and remodeled and expanded in 1951, 1974, 1980 and 2001.
Nowadays Rogaland Teater has four venues, with Hovedscenen being the largest with a capacity of 375 seats. The Rogaland Teater has established itself as one of the leading theaters in Norway.
The Rogaland Teater has outgrown its current building. While the largest stage is too small, the smaller stages lack the technical infrastructure of a modern theatre.
Therefore, in 2014, Rogaland Teater investigated the possibilities for a new theatre building on a different site. Together with the theatre we had developed layouts for 4 new stages.
After many years of concept studies to explore various possibilities, a new building on the grounds of the existing theater and the outdoor area of the adjacent museum, including parts of the existing building, is now being examined. An extension of the museum is to be integrated into the new building. Oslo Economics is now conducting a study on the feasibility of this idea. We were commissioned to advise everyone involved on the theatre-specific requirements.