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Clara Theatre

Clara Theatre

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Daylight in buildings - Region 2: Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

Students
Fatih Sejfulla
Samir Bekteshi
Abdul Kerim Sejfulla

School
International Balkan University

Country
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of

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Theatres encompass a meaningful part in us. More than just entertainment, it communicates culture, enhances values, and engages the community that made performing art truly indispensable to the lives of the people. Throughout the ages, we can also see its architecture evolve in conjunction with the increasing audience, their styles, and preferences. Our concept of daylight design in this theatre resolves the most prominent issue occurring in buildings of this type, which is ensuring daylight at the problematic parts in the depth of the building where rehearsal rooms and workshops are located. This approach was achieved through clerestory design windows which appears to originate in the temples of ancient Egypt. This concept of daylighting will solve the issue of the former building. The new facility of Drama Theatre now has a prospect to match its prestigious reputation.The two-story facility features a 400-seat auditorium —a proscenium stage with full fly tower and unique flexibility. The auditorium features two levels of seating and a reconfigurable stage composed of flexible modules, capable of various configurations. With a main foyer, a cloakroom, fine-dine restaurant, two rehearsal rooms, and additional support spaces at their disposal.A roof that appears to open and close like a camera aperture, inspired by the oculus within Rome’s ancient Pantheon. When there is no adequate lighting in the foyer, the opening skylight mechanism is activated by sensors which measure the luminous level inside the foyer. Thus, providing enough light and ventilation for the front of the building. The petals appear to rotate when opening but actually move in unison along 16 linear tracks. In the front facade, that features a curtain glass wall we may possibly face heat gaining concerns, which can be avoided with the implementation of Electrochromic glass technology that electronically tints glass from clear to dark that can be programmed to react to changing sunlight and heat conditions for complete climate control year-round. In addition, Electrochromic glass can help us achieve sustainability goals through energy conservation. By maximizing solar energy and minimizing heat and glare, we ensure great cost savings over the building’s life cycle.