Multifunctional and as flexible as possible
Most modern theatres and events venues take a large box shape as their basic model, in which the public spread out from the entrance and cloakroom into the main hall and across the balconies. This assumes established routes and a permanent stage. But the Corda Arena requires a far more flexible layout. The ancient concept of an arena does not assume an auditorium facing a fixed stage but an experience available from every direction. Here it means that the main hall is triangular in shape, with rounded corners. There is a central and flexible stage, with the option of linking it to a platform that reaches out into the space or even all the way to the corners. The large LED screen behind the stage can be split into three and set up in the corners, while the hall can accommodate an audience that is sitting, standing or circulating. In consultation with Live Legends, a typology was created with nine different scenarios, based on three basic layouts for different events. The design by ZJA optimizes these variants in both technical-theatrical and logistical terms. There are three levels on which the audience can experience the event: from the auditorium, from the skyboxes, or from platforms between the main hall and the entrance. There are no blank walls, and mobile partitions ensure maximum flexibility and multifunctionality.
