Clay Moulded ናይ ትያትር ውሽጣዊ ዲዛይን by Marius Mateika

Clay Moulded ናይ ትያትር ውሽጣዊ ዲዛይን by Marius Mateika is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ውሽጣዊ ቦታን ምርኢትን Competition Category.

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Clay Moulded ናይ ትያትር ውሽጣዊ ዲዛይን

by Marius Mateika

Client: Mama architects

ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ውሽጣዊ Category

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The Design

About Clay Moulded ናይ ትያትር ውሽጣዊ ዲዛይን

ክለይ ሞልደድ (Clay Moulded) ኣብ ክላይፐዳ፡ ሊትዌንያ ዝርከብ ናይ ሙዚቃዊ ትያትር ውሽጣዊ ዲዛይን እዩ። መንደቓትን ናሕስታትን ብጭቃ ተሸፊኖም ኣለዉ፡ ከምኡውን ልዕሊ 30 ቶን ናይቲ ንዋት ብኢድ ተለኺዩ እዩ። ናይቲ ቀንዲ ኣዳራሽ ቅርጺ ቀጻሊ ኮይኑ ካብ ሓደ ወሰን ናይቲ ቦታ ናብቲ ካልእ ወሰን ይዝርጋሕ። ነዚ ፕሮጀክት ናይ ሸውዓተ ደረጃ ናይ ምልባጥ መስርሕ ተማዕቢሉ፡ እዚ ድማ ምንፃግ፡ ቅርጺ ምስራሕ፡ ምንቃጽ፡ ምሕኻኽ፡ ምድማቕን ዕቃበን ዘጠቓልል እዩ። መንደቓትን ናሕስታትን ንምቁጽጻር ናይ ድምጺ ነጸብራቕ ክኽፈቱን ክዕጸዉን ይኽእሉ፡ ስለዚ እቲ ቦታ ንኮንሰርታት፡ ትያትራትን ኣኼባታትን ይሰማማዕ። እቲ ኣዳራሽ 700 ሰባት የቐምጥ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award

Clay Moulded ናይ ትያትር ውሽጣዊ ዲዛይን ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ንቀዳምነት ደረጃ ዘለዎም፣ ዘገርሙን ዝተፈልዩን ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ወርቂ ጥበብን ፍልጠትን ክእለትን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘንጸባርቑ ኣዚዮም ሓደሽቲ፣ ርእይቶ ዘለዎምን ዘንጸባርቑን ፍጥረታት እዮም። Clay Moulded ናይ ትያትር ውሽጣዊ ዲዛይን ዘይተራእየ ዋጋ ዘምጽእ ኣዚዩ ዝተሞገሰ፣ ዝንባሌ ዘቐምጥን ሓውሲ ዝመስልን ፈጠራ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award ደረት ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ብብዙሕ ጥቕሚ ዘስፍሕ ዘደንቕ ዝኽበር ፕሮጀክት እዩ። Clay Moulded ናይ ትያትር ውሽጣዊ ዲዛይን ሓያል ድሌት ዘሕድር፣ ተሃዋሕዋሕ ዘበራብር፣ ፈጠራ ዘተባብዕን ንዓና ዘማርኽን እዩ።

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