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Clay Moulded تھیٹر دا اندرونی ڈیزائن by Marius Mateika

Clay Moulded تھیٹر دا اندرونی ڈیزائن by Marius Mateika is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award سونے دا انعام in اندرلی جگہ تے نمائش ڈیزائن Competition Category.


سونااندرلا· 2025

Clay Moulded تھیٹر دا اندرونی ڈیزائن

by Marius Mateika

Client: Mama architects

A' Design Award سونے دا انعام Winner in اندرلا Category

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The Design

About Clay Moulded تھیٹر دا اندرونی ڈیزائن

کلے مولڈڈ لتھوانیا دے شہر کلائپیڈا وچ ہک میوزیکل تھیٹر دا اندرونی ڈیزائن ہے۔ کندھاں تے چھتاں تے مٹی (کلے) چڑھائی ڳئی ہے، تے 30 ٹن توں ودھ مواد ہتھاں نال لڳایا ڳیا ہے۔ مرکزی ہال دا نمونہ (پیٹرن) مسلسل ہے تے جڳھ دے ہک سرے توں ٻئے سرے تئیں ویندا ہے۔ ایں پراجیکٹ کیتے ست مرحلیاں دا کوٹنگ عمل تیار کیتا ڳیا، جیندے وچ سپرے کرنا، نمونہ بݨاوݨ، سکاوݨ، رڳڑݨ، چمکاوݨ (گلیزنگ) تے تحفظ شامل ہن۔ کندھاں تے چھتاں آواز دے انعکاس کوں قابو کرݨ کیتے کھل تے بند تھی سڳدیاں ہن، ایں کیتے ایہ جڳھ کنسرٹاں، ڈراماں تے اجلاساں کیتے ڈھالی ونڄ سڳدی ہے۔ آڈیٹوریم وچ 700 ماݨہوں دی بہݨ دی گنجائش ہے۔

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award سونے دا انعام

Clay Moulded تھیٹر دا اندرونی ڈیزائن A' Design Award سونے دا انعام دا جتݨ والا ہے، انتہائی معزز پچھاݨ جیڑھی پہلے درجے دے، شاندار تے نمایاں ڈیزائناں کوں ݙتی ویندی ہے۔ سونے دے جتݨ والے انتہائی جدت والے، بہوں بصیرت والے تے شاندار طور تے اکھیں چندھیا ݙیوݨ والے تخلیقات ہن، جیڑھے اپݨے ڈیزائنراں دی عبقریت، حکمت تے مہارت دی عکاسی کریندے ہن۔ Clay Moulded تھیٹر دا اندرونی ڈیزائن کنوں امید کیتی ویندی ہے جو او ہک بہوں سراہی ہوئی، رجحان ساز تے یادگار ایجاد ہوسی جیڑھی بے مثال قدر پیش کریندی ہے۔ ایہ ڈیزائن جنہاں A' Design Award سونے دا انعام جتیا ہے، ہک شاندار، محترم منصوبہ ہے جیڑھا فن، سائنس، ڈیزائن تے ٹیکنالوجی دیاں حداں کوں ڈاڈھے فائدے نال ودھیندا ہے۔ Clay Moulded تھیٹر دا اندرونی ڈیزائن شدید خواہش دے جذبے پیدا کریندا ہے، جوش جگیندا ہے، تخلیقی صلاحیت کوں ودھیندا ہے تے ساکوں موہ گھندا ہے۔

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

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).
Team Members
Architects: Marius Mateika
Image Credits
Photographer: Leonas Garbačauskas

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