Espace des Arts - Scène nationale Chalon-sur-Saône

L'Espace des Arts is a French national scene, which opened in 1971, and a listed building since 2013. Its audience, users and artists benefit from the thorough renovation of the scenic spaces that offer a more fluid access to the multiple spaces where dance, drama, music and cinema are produced. HQE: BBC (low consumption building efficiency). ADC Awards 2019 Architecture/Culture category.

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The Espace des Arts's façade. Photo © François Brix

The 850-seat hall (Grand Espace). Photo © François Brix

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Renovation/Transformation Espace des Arts - Scène nationale Chalon-sur-Saône www.espace-des-arts.com

Location Chalon-sur-Saône, France. Listed building.

Project Cost 7.3 million €.

Time Frame Programme: 2012-2013. Competition: 2015. Design: 2016. Building Phase: 2017-2018. Opening: September 2018.

Owner Greater Grand Chalon.

Architect(s) Atelier d'Architecture Pierre Hebbelinck, Belgium www.pierrehebbelinck.net • HBAAT, France hbaat.fr • Richard Klein, Historian.

Theatre Planner(s) ArtSceno, Switzerland artsceno.ch

Programmer(s) Aubry & Guiguet Programmation, France • JMD scénographie, France.

Seat Count 3 halls, one of 850 seats (Grand Espace), one of 250 seats (Petit Espace) and one of 80 seats (Studio Noir), some exhibition spaces, a cafe and artists' residency. Total area 15 647 m².

Uses Renovation of the former house of culture of Chalon-sur-Saône, now a national scene that produces, presents and hosts contemporary artistic creations (dance, theatre, music and cinema).

Services Comprehensive acoustic consulting services since the feasibility study, to the acoustic concept, the design and the construction supervision.

Team Johan Brulez, Yann Jurkiewicz, Kahle Acoustics.