Revellin Auditorium

Portugal's Alvaro Siza (accompanied by Avelino Silva) was the architect who drafted the proposed new Revellín Auditorium. It has a capacity of 615 seats, of which 20%, (about 120), are reserved for the boxes. The Auditorium building, which has a height of seven floors, will be used both for cultural events and, possibly, as a meeting room for Congress. It has two boxes that can be used by translators for ​​international conventions or even as a private box when necessary. You will find two towers at the scenic boxes on both sides of the stage, for the lighting installation and other elements necessary for the stage. The ground floor is a buffet and seating area between performances, which can become a meeting point between the audience and actors. There is also a theater store and several service areas on this floor. The project for the stage was undertaken by the company Chentrol.

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Fire protection on the stage

The fire prevention is one of the best thought out aspects of the whole Revellín Square, especially in the Auditorium. In this building, these measures focus on the fire curtain which is placed vertically in front of the stage. It will be activated in the event of a fire and it will isolate the scene from the rest of the audience, thus preventing its spread through the area, so as to enable the evacuation of the public.

Indeed, 90% of the fires began in this area of ​​the stage and in the event of the curtain dropping immediately a water curtain activates.
The system is supported by several pulleys, located more than 20 meters high, above the stage. On this stage box, moreover, there are six venting ducts or openings for removal of smoke from a fire that might occur on the lower floor.

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The parking lot opened its doors in December

The parking lot of the Revellín Square was the first finished element and was recently opened. It has capacity of 185 and covers 4,300 square meters.

Classrooms with edge insulation

The new Music Conservatory is divided into two adjoining buildings with three floors each. The first property houses two classrooms for chorus and eight more for teaching, spread over two floors, plus corresponding toilets (including some disabled toilets), a staff room and a cloister. The building is crowned by a terrace that is waterproofed and floored with marble, from which you can see the whole of Alvaro Siza.

The second building, for specialized classes, has four administrative offices on the ground floor, seven classrooms for teaching in the next two stories and twelve classrooms, on the top floor, designed for special education. These have enabled smaller classes for students who are at a more advanced level and require individual lessons.
The two buildings that comprise the Municipal Music Conservatory have wooden floors and hallway walls which are covered with marble. In addition, each of them has an elevator to meet accessibility standards.
The Conservatory has a latest generation sound insulation applied to all classrooms, in both ground and walls, to not interfere with the normal conduct of classes. Even the ceiling will have this synthetic insulation to create the right acoustic conditions and isolate it from outside.

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