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Sanjay Gangal
Sanjay Gangal is the President of IBSystems, the parent company of AECCafe.com, MCADCafe, EDACafe.Com, GISCafe.Com, and ShareCG.Com. Siansa National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland by Henning Larsen ArchitectsApril 8th, 2011 by Sanjay Gangal
Article source: Henning Larsen Architects Siansa National Concert Hall was a finalist in the invited PPP competition in Dublin, Ireland. A national concert hall should offer more than simply an iconic building or a concert hall with excellent acoustic qualities. It should fill a role in society and have the affection of its citizens.  Siansa National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland, designed by Henning Larsen Architects. View from the Iveagh Gardens.
 Siansa National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland, designed by Henning Larsen Architects. The new Symphonic Hall. A truly Irish national concert hall is one that brings the atmosphere and heritage of the site with it into the future. When you enter the doors of the Siansa National Concert Hall for the first time, two important elements are retained: the intimacy and spirit of history.  Siansa National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland, designed by Henning Larsen Architects. The Great Court. The advantage of the site is its heritage. The project has a strong focus on preserving the local heritage while also adding modern elements, thus merging the best of both worlds.  Siansa National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland, designed by Henning Larsen Architects. View from the Iveagh Gardens. The continuous transitions and flow between the various spaces represent the atmospheres of the different historical times as well as contemporary society. This also marks the smooth transition from the existing audience to a new, broader audience in the future.  Siansa National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland, designed by Henning Larsen Architects. Aerial view. The design concept locates the Symphonic Hall at the heart of the site, allowing it to become a pivotal element, conducting the entire National Concert Hall arrangement. A landmark in public space and amenity The new courtyard of the Siansa National Concert Hall is to become one of the great civic spaces of Dublin and is the creation of openness and light, of clarity and understanding, of new and old. The space provides the surrounding functions with natural light and helps visitors to easily orientate themselves in the new environment.  Siansa National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland, designed by Henning Larsen Architects. The Green Room. With the open and light courtyard on three sides and the Iveagh Gardens on the last side, a series of interconnecting spaces of changing experiences and drama is created. The courtyard links Earlsfort Terrace with the Gardens, creates a generous entrance foyer to the auditoriums and constitutes a spatial experience connecting all public frontages of the site – making the courtyard part of the public realm.  Siansa National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland, designed by Henning Larsen Architects. View from Earlsfort Terrace. The beauty of the Iveagh Gardens is awakened and transformed into an urban meeting place for the citizens of Dublin. The creation of a vast variety of public spaces in and around the National Concert Hall will revive public life and activity. Outstanding acoustics The new Symphonic Hall provides an exceptional environment for symphonic music and sets a new standard for concert hall acoustics in the 21st century. It provides an unsurpassed concert experience. The uniqueness of the Symphonic Hall lies in its lightness and perceived fragility, creating unity and connection between art and audience in the tension and suspense created by live music.  Siansa National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland, designed by Henning Larsen Architects. The Great Court. The foundation of acoustic excellence is silence. Silence in a large concert hall is awe-inspiring in itself, but it also enables the maestro to create textures and musical nuances that would go unheard in lesser halls. Siansa’s Symphonic Hall provides this silence, but also constitutes a unique masterpiece of a hall that enables musical textures to be communicated to everyone present at a performance.  Siansa National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland, designed by Henning Larsen Architects. The Chamber Music Hall. The Symphonic Hall not only supports the intimate atmosphere, but also allows for forte passages, which will exhilarate and enthral audiences. The bonds between the conductor, musicians and audience are immediate and all-involving. The finely crafted acoustics provide a marvellous blend of the musical clarity required to communicate the most delicate of musical textures and a reverberation time ensuring a rich musical and immersive listening experience.  Siansa National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland, designed by Henning Larsen Architects. The transformed Great Hall. Tonally, the sound is balanced between all registers in the orchestra: from luscious singing strings through resonant woodwind to blended brass, all supported by rich bass. Solo instruments and singers shine out with sonorous clarity through the orchestral textures. The hall acoustics and organ work together in harmony providing a blended sound for ensembles, but also have the power to really excite in solo works. The Symphonic Hall constitutes a unique place in Ireland where listeners can engage fully in the creation and interpretation of symphonic music in an exceptional environment. The acoustics of Siansa National Concert Hall are engineered by Arup Acoustics.
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