{"id":76745,"date":"2025-09-21T09:30:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T09:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/76745\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T09:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T09:30:11","slug":"snohetta-completes-arched-addition-to-100-year-old-st-louis-symphony-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/76745\/","title":{"rendered":"sn\u00f8hetta completes arched addition to 100 year-old st. louis symphony hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

a 1925-built theater in st. louis sees modern expansion<\/p>\n

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The renovation<\/strong><\/a> of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra\u2019s Powell Hall by Sn\u00f8hetta<\/strong><\/a> brings a balance of heritage and contemporary design to one of the American<\/strong><\/a> city\u2019s most cherished landmarks. Located on St. Louis\u2019 Grand Boulevard, the project expands and reimagines the 1925-built theater<\/strong><\/a> building while preserving its architectural character and acoustic qualites.<\/p>\n

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The global architecture firm worked alongside Christner Architects, Schuler Shook, BSI Constructors, and Kirkegaard to create a 64,000-square-foot addition in time to celebrate the hall\u2019s centennial in 2025. The expansion improves accessibility and introduces new public spaces, educational spaces, and backstage areas to support the full scope of the Symphony\u2019s programs and community events.<\/p>\n

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images \u00a9\u00a0Sam Fentress<\/a><\/p>\n

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sn\u00f8hetta\u2019s arching addition<\/p>\n

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Visitors to the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra<\/strong><\/a> now approach a series of canted masonry shells and arched openings, which the team<\/strong><\/a> at Sn\u00f8hetta designs as the new front-of-house addition. These inclined surfaces and generous windows create a sense of openness, inviting passersby to glimpse the activity within. Inside, a triple-height lobby holds terraces and gathering areas that visually connect different levels, encouraging interaction before and after performances.<\/p>\n

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Outside, Sn\u00f8hetta has shaped a public plaza at Grand Boulevard and Samuel Shepard Drive to extend the vitality of the Symphony into the city. The sunlit square offers flexible space for gathering, integrates vehicle drop-off zones, and introduces lush planting beds that soften the urban setting while providing accessible routes from multiple directions.<\/p>\n

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the expansion by Sn\u00f8hetta adds 64,000 square feet to historic Powell Hall<\/p>\n

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a fluid connection between old and new<\/p>\n

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Sn\u00f8hetta plans circulation paths to flow easily through the site, allowing visitors to the St. Louis Symphony Hall to move easily between indoor and outdoor spaces. Towering groves frame the entryways, and a network of pathways ensures that the plaza is welcoming and functional, whether for pre-concert mingling or quiet daytime use.<\/p>\n

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Behind the scenes, the eastern expansion delivers state-of-the-art rehearsal rooms, recording suites, and storage areas. These upgrades provide musicians and staff with modern facilities for practice and collaboration, while community programming strengthens the project\u2019s role as a creative hub.<\/p>\n

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a new entry sequence features canted masonry shells and arched openings<\/p>\n

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a triple height lobby creates visual connections across terraces<\/p>\n

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visitors ascend by way of a sculptural spiral stair<\/p>\n

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the renovation infuses contemporary design and preserves architectural heritage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"a 1925-built theater in st. louis sees modern expansion \u00a0 The renovation of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76746,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[267],"tags":[4571,365,362,363,364,366,18,117,19,17,10911,21041,13397],"class_list":{"0":"post-76745","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-architecture-in-the-us","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-artsanddesign","12":"tag-artsdesign","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-eire","15":"tag-entertainment","16":"tag-ie","17":"tag-ireland","18":"tag-renovation-and-restoration-architecture-and-design","19":"tag-snohetta","20":"tag-theaters"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}