| Kilden Performing Arts Centre | |
|---|---|
Kilden teater og konserthus | |
![]() Interactive map of Kilden Performing Arts Centre | |
| General information | |
| Type | Arts complex |
| Architectural style | Modernism |
| Location | Kristiansand,Norway |
| Coordinates | 58°8′20.81″N7°59′49.73″E / 58.1391139°N 7.9971472°E /58.1391139; 7.9971472 |
| Completed | 2012 |
| Opened | 6 January 2012 |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | CharacteristicOak waves at the sea front. |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | ALA Architects,Finland[1] and SMS Arkitekter,Norway[2] |
| Main contractor | AF group |
Kilden Performing Arts Centre (inNorwegian:Kilden teater og konserthus) is atheater andconcert hall onOdderøya inKristiansand,Norway. It housesKilden Teater,Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra (KSO), Kilden Opera and Kilden Culture Venue in a joint project never previously embarked upon.[3] There is room for a variety of concerts and other forms of cultural expression.
The building is built and owned by the company "Kilden teater og konserthus IKS", and Kristiansand Municipality (60%) andAgder County (40%) are owners. The company was established in 2003 and the name Kilden (meaning "the source") specified in 2006.[4]
Work on the building began in 2007, andCrown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway laid thefoundation stone in 2009. The opening was officially finished 6 January 2012. Its architects wereFinnishALA Architects andNorwegianSMS Arkitekter, acoustical consultants were Brekke & Strand, the acoustic design of the concert hall was byArup and the maincontractor was AF group. The building has a gross area of 16,000square meters and a volume of 128,000cubic meters. The building cost nearly 1.7 billionNorwegian krones.[5]
The building has four stages:
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