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Le Rosey Concert Hall

Rolle, 2009-2014
The campus architecture of Le Rosey, an international boarding school in Rolle, Switzerland, consists of a dozen buildings with a stately character. Within this context, the competition for a new philharmonic hall and arts center for the well-known school raised the question: how can architecture establish a complimentary relationship between the old and the new—a dialogue between tradition and modernity? Last but not least, how can one make a highly sustainable, naturally ventilated 900-seat concert hall?

Our strategy proposed a low, flat dome—a metal envelope that emerges from the landscape, shining in the sun by day and reflecting ambient campus light by night. This dome provides a common denominator for the various parts of the program. A place of meeting and interaction, it is situated at the base of the keystone-shaped area formed by the existing buildings.

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Program: Cultural, Educational, Performance 
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