Luxembourg Philharmonie
The Philharmonie stands at the centre of a triangular site among offices and European institutions.
- Type
- Competition won
- Status
- Built
- Completed
- 2005
- Client
- Ministry of Public Works, Administration of Public Works, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- Scale
- 20,000 m²
- Program
- Grand Auditorium (1,500 seats), Chamber Music Hall (300 seats), electro-acoustic hall (120 seats)
- Architect
- Atelier Christian de Portzamparc, AND Studio, collaboration
About
A peristyle of 827 columns forms the foyer around the Grand Auditorium and filters the light, so that the hall appears inside as a cliff with luminous faults.
Eight balcony towers rise around the orchestra, and the audience gathers on every side of the musicians. The Chamber Music Hall sits outside as a twisted petal, shaped to avoid sound focusing and to coil around the core of the building.