Theatre Vorpommern, Greifswald (DE)
New building,
Building in existing structures,
Listed building,
Refurbishment
Client: Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald
Location: D-17489 Greifswald, Markt 15
Architecture: Dietrich Untertrifaller with Wenzel+Wenzel Berlin
Competition: 2017, 1. prize
Construction: 2020 – 2026
Programme: Extension and modernisation of building and stage technology, optimisation of room structure, new building with ballet hall, workshops, scenery storage, workrooms and canteen
Visualisation: Dietrich Untertrifaller
Team
Fredi Botz, Sophia Brauner; Nina Burri, Anina Frei, Georg Haizmann, Jacqueline Horn, Alina Jurkat, Spela Zupan Podbregar, Johanna Maria Priebe, Michael Sohm, Dominique Steidle (Project management)
Text: Gerlinde Jüttner
Partners
Statics: Pichler Ingenieure, Berlin
Building services: Emutec, Neubrandenburg
Electrics: Inros Lackner, Rostock
Fire protection: Endreß Ingenieurgesellschaft, Ludwigshafen
Stage: ATI Arge Theater Ingenieure, Berlin
Acoustics: Moll, Berlin
Open the stage with city window
The city theatre with adjoining city hall was built in 1915 in neoclassical style and has 438 seats. The aim of the refurbishment is to create an economically, technically, energetically and logistically optimized spatial structure. A new building with rehearsal stage, ballet hall, workshops and canteen complements the ensemble.
The building and stage technology areas will be expanded and modernized and the fire protection concept will be adapted to current safety standards. Accessibility and integration into the urban space will also be improved. The façade of the theatre is being restored and the Great Hall is undergoing a general refurbishment. The "city window" lends the ensemble an unmistakable architectural identity. At the same time, the original character of the listed building will be retained.
The listed theatre
All along the street, we have adopted the rhythm and window proportions, basic materials and parapet height of the existing façade.
To meet the complex requirements of the room program, a new building complements the ensemble of the historic theatre and town hall. In addition to the rehearsal stage, it provides space for a ballet hall, workshops, scenery storage, workrooms and a canteen.
The "city window" of the ballet hall with its curtain-type lattice façade can be pushed upwards like a stage set, allowing views into the theatre as well as views of the urban space. The closed lattice curtain, on the other hand, offers privacy.
