Type Arts complex Completed 2012 Opened 6 January 2012 Architectural style Modern architecture | Location Kristiansand, Norway Main contractor AF group Phone +47 905 81 111 | |
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Structural system Characteristic Oak waves at the sea front. Address Sjølystveien 2, 4610 Kristiansand, Norway Similar Kristiansand Zoo and Amusem, Aquarama, Arendal Town Hall, SKMU Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Stavanger Konserthus Profiles | ||
Coronium light installation in kilden performing arts centre
Kilden Performing Arts Centre is a theater and concert hall on Odderøya in Kristiansand, Norway. It houses Agder Teater, Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra (KSO) and Opera Sør in a joint project never previously embarked upon. There is room for a variety of concerts and other forms of cultural expression. Managing Director: Bentein Baardson.
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The Company
The building is built and owned by the company "Kilden teater- og konserthus for Sørlandet IKS", and Kristiansand Municipality (80%) and Vest-Agder County (20%) are owners. The company was established in 2003 and the name Kilden (meaning "the source") specified in 2006.
The building
Work on the building began in 2007, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway laid the foundation stone in 2009. The opening was officially finished 6 January 2012. Its architects were Finnish ALA Architects and Norwegian SMS Arkitekter, acoustical consultants were Brekke & Strand, the acoustic design of the concert hall was by Arup and the main contractor was AF group. The building has a gross area of 16,000 square meters and a volume of 128,000 cubic meters. The building cost nearly 1.7 billion Norwegian krones.
Halls
The building has four stages: