Harpa
Iceland
Reykjavik
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Number of Machinery
3
Number of Venues
2010
Year of Completion
35
Duration of Project (in Months)
Facts and Figures
A total of 267 acoustic curtains with lengths of up to 18 meters, 78 acoustic gates, 35-ton mobile acoustic covers and a chorus waggon were installed. The result is a sophisticated system of adaptable physical acoustics that perfectly adjusts the reverberation.
Type of venue
©OlafssonFor Waagner-Biro Stage Systems the Harpa project was very special.
The company supplied not only the complete stage equipment for three rooms (Concert Hall, Rehearsal Hall and Fourth Hall), but also supplied impressive acoustics solutions conceived by the architect Henning Larsen.
In cooperation with New York-based acoustic specialists, Artec Consultants, and with the help of innovative technology, Waagner-Biro Stage Systems installed in total 267 eighteen-metre-long acoustic curtains, 78 acoustic gates, 35 tons of mobile acoustic covers and a chorus waggon. This created a perfect and flexible, controllable sound experience, whether for a major opera or for more intimate theatrical drama.
The opening of Harpa in May 2011 was an important moment for all of Iceland because it happened during a time of financial insecurity in the country.
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