FIGUERAS News 67

The theatre was fi tted with fi xed seating with exceptional acoustic properties.
Ramon Montanyà Theatre. The 800-seat
theatre is the perfect setting for a diverse
and ambitious programme of events.
The spatial, functional and technical
characteristics of the hall are optimal for
presenting shows and preparing to stage
them.
The hall was outfi tted with the Flex 6036
chair by Figueras to provide the features
requested by the team of architects:
optimal acoustic behaviour, high quality,
comfort, and outstanding industrial
design, which results in a maintenance-free
product.
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JOSEP LLINÀS – Architect
The building. The Atlántida, located
in the town of Vic, is a new cultural
complex for the performing arts
designed by architect Josep Llinàs.
The building features a faceted roof
that allows it to blend in with the
town’s heterogeneous urban fabric.
The 10,000-m2 complex houses a
restaurant, the Ramon Montanyà
Theatre, the Joaquim Maideu
Auditorium, and the Vic Music School
and Conservatory.
The new building, which cost €30
million to build, replaces a theatre
of the same name that was closed
in 2002 due to degeneration of the
cement used in construction. Josep
Llobet, Pedro Ayesta and Laia Vives
worked with Llinàs on the project.
The roof. The huge faceted roof,
coated in zinc, rises from the
interior courtyards to the maximum
height of the stage area (30 m)
and forms a new porous façade
with porches on the other side.
The minimized façades are used to
provide ventilation and natural light
where required inside the building,
in areas like the music school and
the restaurant. Where they form
the outer limit of the building, the
façades are fi nished in black stone.
In contrast, the façades that fl ank
the folds of the roof, which are more
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introverted and higher than the ones
delimiting the building, are fi nished in
polished sheet brass.
The Joaquim Maideu Auditorium.
The auditorium, which seats between
280 and 384 people depending on
the confi guration, is the preferred
space for musical performances.
It can also host theatre and
dance events and can be used for
receptions or as a set for audiovisual
productions. The versatility of the
space and its conceptual simplicity
make it one of L’Atlàntida’s most
multifunctional halls.
One of the notable features of the
hall is the folding of the two side
walls of the automatic telescopic
risers. When the risers are retracted,
the side walls fold over them against
the back wall like an envelope
that serves to protect them. The
telescopic system and the mobility
of the side walls provide perfect
sight lines and make it possible to
transform the hall into a completely
open space. The model chosen
for the installation was the 5071
Minispace chair, which occupies a
depth of just 20 cm in the upright
position and features wooden
backrest and seat elements that
create a warm atmosphere.