The work and the technique: Auditorium Parco della Musica, Italy
Works on the construction of the Auditorium Parco della Musica were entrusted by the City of Rome to Impregilo Edilizia, which later merged into the Group now called Webuild.
The project was particularly challenging, especially due to the "unforeseen events" related to the discovery of a Roman villa in the excavation area that forced a revision of the original construction plans.
The Auditorium consists of three music rooms arranged perpendicularly to each other, resembling three beetles in their external conformation.
To build the entire complex, 386,000 m3 of earth was excavated, and 172,000 m3 of concrete (reinforced with 2,800 tons of iron), 18,000 m2 of lead roofing, 1,100 m3 of laminated wood, 26,000 m2 of Roman travertine floors, and 8,500 m2 of wood floors were used. And, 13.200 m2 of American cherry wood ceilings and 17,000 m2 of plaster ceilings, on the other hand, ensure perfect acoustics.
Wood is among the few sound-absorbing materials used since the time of classical theatres.
A complex part of the project was the completion of the 2,700-seat hall, home to the Accademia di Santa Cecilia. Indeed, the hall is one of the few cases in which natural acoustics, in rooms of this size, provide the best possible conditions for classical music, thanks to the work of Jürgen Reinhold, a leading expert in structural and architectural acoustics.