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The Key Components in the Opera Houses Design

Front of House, House, Stage , Backstage & Entrances
• Auditorium
• Stage
• Backstage Area
• Lobby And Foyer
• Amenities and Facilities
• Technical Facilities
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Areas depend on the capacity of the Opera (500, 1000 , 1500 or 2000)
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Entrances
Lobby & Foyer
Box Office: For ticket sales and collection.
Refreshment Areas: Bars, cafes, or restaurants for audience convenience.
Social Spaces: Areas for the audience to gather during intermissions.

1. :
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Amenities and Facilities:
Flexible Exhibition Spaces
Modern opera houses and performance venues include flexible spaces that can be adapted for various uses, such as exhibitions,
receptions, lectures, or small performances. It can be used for ( Showcase Art , Host Events and Educational Purposes)
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Performance areas Small Shops

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Auditorium
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Auditorium – Seatings & Flooring
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Auditorium – Ceilings (Sound / Acoustic / Lighting )
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Auditorium – Ventilation
I.e., Stack Ventilation: Utilizing the principle that hot air rises, this strategy allows hot, stale air to escape through the top of the building, drawing in
cooler, fresh air from below.
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Stage
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Stage
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Hydraulic Stages
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Hydraulic Stages
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Backstage : Services Entrances and training
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Backstage : Services Entrances and training
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Backstage : Workshops Spaces and dressing areas
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Backstage : Technical Facilities

Lighting & Sound Control Room

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Backstage : Stores & Warehouse
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Backstage : Administration

This is dependent on the design requirements

of the opera. (Capacity)

The administration can either be a separate

unit or have administration areas linked to
each department.
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Guangzhou Opera House – China

Design by – Zaha Hadid
Country - China
Zaha Hadid designed the two main buildings of the Opera
to resemble two huge pebbles, with a sinuous shape as
if smoothed by the waters of the Pearl River

The theater capable of accommodating up to 1,800 spectators,

and a second multifunctional structure capable of
holding over 400 people.
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Guangzhou Opera House – China

Spaces Program :
1. Under plaza space
2. Entrance Lobby
3. VIP Launch
4. Auditorium
5. Stage 7 9
6. Scenery Assembly
7. Staff Entrance 5 6
10
8. Stage Storage 8
9. Kitchen 4
10. Dining Area 2
11. Cafeteria 3
12. Ticket Office 2
16
13. Gift Shop
14. Research Center 1 1
15. Press conference Room 11 15
12 13 14
16. Underground access
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Design Summary :
• Separate entrances for Visitors , Employes and Performers .
• Sound Treatment by using curved GRC walls
• Structural system used is special floated Plate.
• Material Used : glass , steel , concrete .
• Cladding : Natural Stone , Marble and GRC panels