ID: 260
Name: MANÈGE.MONS THEATER
Adress: Street des passages, -
BE - 5000 Mons
Date: 2002 - 2006
Client: Wallonia-Brussels Federation
Author(s): aaphpdw
Partners: BE Greisch / BE Pierre Berger / Erika Boda - Alain Prévot - Philippe Warrand / ATS / Winston Spriet - Martial Prévert / Felte - Massinger
Surface area: 2900 m²
Copyrights: Marie-Noëlle Dailly

Transformation, extension, and production design for a new 600-seat theatre. Auditorium, rehearsal hall, restaurant, etc.

Above all, it was a question of integrating the theatre into the city; there is a heritage of military architecture here from the beginning of the 20th century. The block is an ensemble consisting of the ruins of barracks, various buildings, offices, and a courthouse. Double gamble: on the one hand, connecting this new theatre to its surroundings, and on the other hand, considering the existing buildings as material to be shaped. The auditorium and stage are the added section inserted cross-wise into the old training area, where the heritage defines the recep-tion and rehearsal spaces. The corridors show production design linked to the transparent facades. In the auditorium, the dark concrete side walls were shaped for acoustical requirements.