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Temporary wood structure for Theater St. Gallen

St. Gallen, CH

Theaterprovisorium mit hellgrauer Holzfassade und schwarz gestrichenem Eingangsbereich

The temporary theatre houses two seasons of arts and culture

In the park beside the Tonhalle concert hall in St. Gallen, a temporary theatre for 500 spectators was created. A temporary stage was required due to the refurbishment of the outdated theatre. The stage will host the performances of the St. Gallen city theatre for two seasons. Blumer Lehmann realised the timber construction as full-service general contractor. Named ‘UM!BAU’, the temporary structure is 50 m long and 26 m wide. The spruce and fir elements were prefabricated at our plant. A total of 350 m3 of wood was used. The roof and facades are clad with section sheet.

The temporary theatre construction was ready for occupation by mid-September 2020, and includes a stage, orchestra pit, foyer, gallery, storage area and recreation room for artists. The timber construction work took a total of 14 weeks from mid-April until the end of July 2020. A timber substructure installed right on top of the roof of the existing underground car park serves as the foundations of the prefabricated timber structure, which was constructed on top of this. Wet rooms were installed in containers and the stands are also of a timber construction. The plan is not to dispose of the temporary structure once it is no longer in use but to reconstruct it elsewhere. We have plenty of ideas but have yet to find the right location.

Portrait Migga Hug Head of GC Services Blumer Lehmann

Migga Hug

Head of GC & TC Services | Architectural planning | Switzerland
Member of the Division Management

+41 71 388 58 23
migga.hug@blumer-lehmann.com
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Demolition of the temporary theatre – Impressions

Temporary theatre made of wood – Impressions

Project details

Client:
Kanton SG, Baudepartement
Architecture:
Gähler Flühler Architekten
Project type:
Art and culture
Construction type:
Wood element construction
Services:
JC
Construction:
2020
Locality:
St. Gallen
Country:
Switzerland

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Zuschauerraum mit roten Sitzen im Theaterprovisorium St. Gallen.

Foyer with bar in the ‘UM!BAU’ temporary theatre at the St. Gallen city theatre.

Heller Eingangsbereich mit viel sichtbarem Holz im Theaterprovisorium St. Gallen, mit Foyer, Treppe und Bar.

The temporary theatre construction is complete with a stage, orchestra pit, foyer, gallery, storage area and recreation room for artists.

Das Theaterprovisorium St. Gallen an seinem idealen Standort im Brühlpark vor der Tonhalle.

Das Theaterprovisorium fügt sich durch seine Form und Bauweise harmonisch in die Umgebung des Brühlparks ein.

Blick aus den grossen Fenstern des Theaterprovisoriums St. Gallen in den Stadtpark

Der hauptsächliche Werkstoff Fichten- und Tannenholz – sichtbar und roh verbaut – setzt Akzente.

Das Theaterprovisorium St. Gallen befindet sich unmittelbar neben der Tonhalle mit Restaurant.

Für den Theaterbetrieb wie für das Publikum vorteilhaft: Die Ersatz-Spielstätte in Holzbauweise befindet sich unmittelbar neben dem Stammhaus des Theater St. Gallen.

Foyerbereich des Theaterprovisoriums St. Gallen mit Zugang zum Zuschauerraum

Neben Fichten- und Tannenholz wurden für den Brand- und Schallschutz weitere Holzwerkstoffe verbaut.

Theaterprovisorium mit hellgrauer Fassade aus Trapezblech im Brühlpark St. Gallen

Die Fassaden und das Dach sind mit Trapezblech abgedeckt.