Clay Moulded Innanhússhönnun leikhúss by Marius Mateika

Gull Innanhúss · 2025

Clay Moulded Innanhússhönnun leikhúss

by Marius Mateika

A' Design Award í gulli 2025 in Innanhúss
CLIENT: Mama architects
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About Clay Moulded Innanhússhönnun leikhúss

Clay Moulded er innanhússhönnun söngleikjahúss í Klaipeda í Litháen. Leir þekur veggi og loft og yfir 30 tonn af efninu voru borin á með höndunum. Mynstur aðalsalarins er samfellt og nær frá einum enda rýmisins til hins. Sjö þrepa húðunarferli var þróað fyrir verkefnið, þar á meðal úðun, mynstrun, þurrkun, skrúbbun, gljáun og varðveisla. Veggirnir og loftin geta opnast og lokast til að stjórna hljóðendurkasti, þannig að rýmið lagar sig að tónleikum, leiksýningum og fundum. Áhorfendasalurinn rúmar 700 manns í sæti.

About the A' Design Award í gulli

Clay Moulded Innanhússhönnun leikhúss vann A' Design Award í gulli, óendanlega virta viðurkenningu sem veitt er fyrsta flokks, dásamlegum og framúrskarandi hönnunarverkum. Sigurvegarar í gulli eru afar nýstárleg, framsýn og töfrandi glæsileg sköpunarverk sem endurspegla snilld, visku og hæfni hönnuða sinna. Þess er vænst að Clay Moulded Innanhússhönnun leikhúss sé mjög lofuð, brautryðjandi og stórfengleg uppfinning sem skilar fordæmislausu virði. Þetta hönnunarverk sem vann A' Design Award í gulli er stórbrotið, virt verkefni sem gagnast mörkum listar, vísinda, hönnunar og tækni mjög vel og færir þau fram á við. Clay Moulded Innanhússhönnun leikhúss skapar sterkar þráartilfinningar, vekur ástríðu, hvetur til sköpunar og heillar okkur.

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Unique Properties: For the interior décor, we chose an archaic material - clay. It is probably the largest interior in the world made of natural clay. The pattern and technology of the hall is unique and continuous throughout the space, created by one artist Mantas Petravičius. All planes are in motion. They open and close (as you can see in photo 3) depending on the nature of the concert and the acoustics required. And that's what makes this space even more unique.
Dimensions & Packaging: The whole theater is 10 000m2 size. The auditorium has seating capacity of 700 people. We used over 30 tonnes of clay for wall decor.
Tags: Klaipėdos muzikinis teatras, Klaipėda state musical theatre, MAMA architects
Production Technology: We used over 30 tonnes of clay for the walls and ceilings of the entire interior. This work took nine months to complete using unique tools created exclusively for this work and was carried out by the hands. The clay coating process is also unique, developed exclusively for this theatre.The process itself consists of 7 stages (clay spraying, patterning, drying, scrubbing, re-spraying, glazing, conservation). It takes about 3 weeks to complete all the steps. The whole process was implemented on the construction site.
Design Challenge: The decor of the main hall is a continuous pattern starting at one end of the hall and ending at the other. Meanwhile, the process required major interruptions and took 9 months. The hardest part was to bring everything together into a coherent picture. The rest of the public spaces (lobbies, passages, staircases) are also made of clay. Here, the pattern is different, but also handmade.
Research: Clay was used for wall and ceiling decor.
The whole process was done by hand in stages:
1.) First, the clay is sprayed, then swiped with special tools made just for this object to form waves.
2.) Waiting for everything to dry. Then the sharp corners are scrubbed.
3.) Repeat the spraying with a thinner layer. After spraying, the clay shall be brushed to distribute the clay evenly and to form a soft surface.
4.) Wait for everything to dry.
5.) Everything is impregnated and preserved.
Inspiration: The city of Klaipėda, where the theatre is located, is by the sea. We were inspired by the sandy coastline of the sea and the shores shaped by the waves. Klaipėda is an old city dominated by red clay brick buildings. For us, the sea and the clay became the basis for the idea. As this is a theatre, clay seemed to us to be the right material to create a dramatic mood.
Project Duration: The project lasted 5 years. The clay decoration alone took 9 months. The theatre is realized in Klaipeda, Lithuania.
Operation Flow: This theatre has transformable walls and ceilings.
They open up. This controls sound reflections. The space adapts to the event. (Depending on whether it's a concert, a play, an meeting event).
Image Credits: Photographer: Leonas Garbačauskas