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SYDNEY OPERA HOUSEBOOK CASE STUDY ON

SUBMITTED BY

PRASEN SABALE

FINAL YEAR-PART-2

GUIDED BY

AR. JYOTI GIDWIR

B.V.D.U.C.O.A


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LOCATION MAP


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INTRODUCTION

Sydney opera house is multivenue performing arts centre in Sydney, new south Wales , Australia

situated on Bennelong point In Sydney harbor r bridge close to Sydney harbor

It was designed by Danish architect john utzon ,construction started in 1959 & was completed in

in 1972

It is one of the most famous performing arts centre in the world which represents Australia

It costs around 102 million dollars to built the Sydney opera house, which represents

expressionist style of architecture the Sydney opera house became UNECSO world heritage site in June 2007

Adjacent facilities are Sydney central business district & the royal botanic gardens

Though its name suggests a single venue , the project comprises multiple performance venues

which together are among the busiest performing arts centre in the world hosting over 1.500

performances each year attended by some 1.2 million people

The building covers

The total seating capacity of the Sydney opera house is 5.200.

The building covers 1.8 hectors ( 4.4 acres) of land

Includes 1000 rooms Is 185 meters long and 120 meters wide

Has 2194 pre-cast concrete sections as its roof Has roof sections weighing up to 15 tons Has roof

sections held together by 350 km of tensioned steel cable

Has 2194 pre-cast concrete sections as its roof Has roof sections weighing up to 15 tons Has roof

sections held together by 350 km of tensioned steel cable


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ARCHITECTURE

Sydney opera house houses

following performance venues

The Concert Hall, with 2,679 seats, the

home of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and

used by a large number of other concert

presenters. It contains the Sydney Opera

House Grand Organ, the largest mechanicaltracker action organ in the world, with over

10,000 pipes

The Joan Sutherland Theatre, a proscenium

theatre with 1,507 seats,[the Sydney home

of Opera Australia and The Australian Ballet.

Until 16 October 2012 it was known as the

Opera Theatre

The Drama Theatre, a proscenium theatre

with 544 seats, used by the Sydney Theatre

Company and other dance and theatrical

presenters

The Playhouse, an end-stage theatre with

398 seats


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ARCHITECTUREThe Studio, a flexible space with a maximum capacity of

400, depending on configuration.The Utzon Room, a small multi-purpose venue, seating

up to 210.

The Forecourt, a flexible open-air venue with a wide

range of configuration options, including the possibility

of utilizing the Monumental Steps as audience seating,

used for a range of community events and major

outdoor performances. The Forecourt will be closed tovisitors and performances in 20112014 to construct a

new entrance tunnel to a rebuilt loading dock for the

Joan Sutherland Theatre.

Other areas (for example the northern and western

foyers) are also used for performances on an occasional

basis. Venues are also used for conferences, ceremonies

and social functions

The building also houses a recording studio, cafes,

restaurants and bars and retail outlets. Guided tours are

available, including a frequent tour of the front-of-house

spaces, and a daily backstage tour that takes visitors

backstage to see areas normally reserved for performers

and crew members.


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3rd& the main floor plan 2ndfloor plan

1st floor plan Section


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ABOUT BUILDING


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DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

The Fort Macquarie Tram Depot, occupying the site at the time of these plans, wasdemolished in 1958 and construction began in March 1959. It was built in three stages: stageI (19591963) consisted of building the upper podium; stage II (19631967) the constructionof the outer shells; stage III (19671973) interior design and construction.

STAGE 1 - PODIUM

Stage 1 was commenced In march 1959 ,however the architect had still not completed thefinal design

Major structural issues remain unsolved till January 1961 ,work was running 47 weeks latedue to the unexpected difficulties like inclement whether , diverting storm water

Work on podium was finally completed in February 1963 ,the forced early start led to thesignificant later problems which was the fact that podium columns were not strong enough

to support the roof structure & had to be re-built

STAGE 2- ROOF

From 1957 to 1963 the design team went through at least 12 iteration of the form of theshell trying to find the economical acceptable form

In mid-1961, the design team found a solution to the problem: the shells all being created assections from a sphere.

This solution allows arches of varying length to be cast in a common mould, and a number ofarch segments of common length to be placed adjacent to one another, to form a sphericalsection.


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Opera house

Concert hall

drama theatre


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Pros & cons

Pros - The programmed for the Sydney opera house is so unique , which has fantastic site with beautiful

& demanding position Bennelong point

the grand staircase which is 100 meters wide is an important feature with platue on the top which

act as gathering place , town square or outdoor stadium

Elevation of the building which is worked with the form of the building achieving nice circulation

& planning Structure immediately represents expressionist style of architecture

Acoustically sound

Nice interiors with good use of lighting & stage designing

Australia s iconic building which represents global symbol of Australia

The highest point of the building is 67 meters above from the sea level

CONS Construction was started before completion of the design which resulted into structural proble

During the work was in progress

Lack of boundary condition that leads to some earth work as a sub base for the strucutre

foundation


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PROS & CONS

CONSThe design was suppose to be completed in 5 years at the cost of 5 million dollars which took

14 years to complete at the cost of 102 million

the roof shells were too heavy for the supporting coloums which were already built so this

were demolished & rebuilt

The foundation been demolished to built the new one which will carry & transfer the load ofdesigned roof shells

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