金 インテリア · 2025
Clay Moulded 劇場インテリアデザイン
- A' Design Award 金賞 2025 in インテリア
- CLIENT: Mama architects
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 67,444
- Verification code C7940C700E · Verify this award
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About Clay Moulded 劇場インテリアデザイン
Clay Moulded（クレイ・モールデッド）は、リトアニア・クライペダにあるミュージカル劇場のインテリアデザインである。壁面と天井は粘土で覆われ、30トンを超える素材がすべて手作業で施された。メインホールの文様は途切れることなく連続し、空間の端から端まで流れるように広がっている。本プロジェクトのために、吹き付け、パターン付け、乾燥、研磨、釉掛け、保護処理を含む7段階の塗装工程が開発された。壁と天井は開閉することができ、音の反射を制御できるため、コンサート、演劇、会議など多様な用途に空間が対応する。客席数は700席である。
About the A' Design Award 金賞
Clay Moulded 劇場インテリアデザインは、まさに素晴らしく傑出した第一級のデザインに授与される、計り知れないほど権威ある評価である A' Design Award 金賞の受賞作品です。金賞の受賞作品は、きわめて革新的で、先見性に富み、きらびやかに輝く創造物であり、デザイナーの天才性、叡智、卓越した技量を映し出しています。Clay Moulded 劇場インテリアデザインは、最も称賛される、流行を牽引する記念碑的な発明であり、前例のない価値をもたらすことが期待されます。この A' Design Award 金賞を受賞したデザインは、壮観で尊敬されるプロジェクトであり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に大きく寄与し、それを前進させます。Clay Moulded 劇場インテリアデザインは、強い欲求を生み出し、情熱を呼び覚まし、創造性を促し、私たちを引きつけます。
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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
