Onassis Cultural Centre

Athens, Greece

Completion

2010

Architect

Architecture-Studio (concept design & design development), Burrell Foley Fischer (auditorium interiors)
This new center for the Onassis Foundation includes a 1,000-seat theatre for orchestral concerts, theatre performances, opera, dance, cinema, lectures, and high-profile conferences. It also contains an intimate 300-seat theatre for smaller musical, theatre or dance performances, lectures, special audiovisual projections (multimedia and virtual reality), and conferences.
 

Services

Preliminary development including feasibilty study and design brief, concept design, theatre planning, theatre equipment design and specification, and architect selection (auditorium interiors)

Owner

Alexander S. Onassis Foundation

Users

Touring performances and national and regional groups

Acoustician

Xu Acoustique

Theatre Type(s)

Commercial, Interactive media, Multipurpose theatre, Recital hall

Seat Count(s)

880, 220

Construction Type

New construction

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