DJA designs bat-centric concert hall in latvia

DJA designs bat-centric concert hall in latvia

latvian firm DJA created a levitating installation for the 2016 ‘nature concert hall’ at zalenieki manor in zemgale. composed of 10,000 laminated paper bats, the gradated ‘cloud’ serves as art piece and screen for video and light installations. the event, a once annual gathering of science, dramaturgy, music, and art aims to draw attention to environmental issues in a multi-media manor. the subject of 2016 — the long-eared bat — is overtly mentioned in the installation.

levitating installation 
images © uldis lapins

leaves and bats

installation background — zalenieki manor

gradated cloud

laminated paper bats

bat tunnel 

crowd view

concert

flocking bats above musicians

installation by DJA

axonometric

project info:

address: zalenieki manor, latvia
client: nature concert hall association
architects: DJA architecture
video projection: roberts rubins, viktors keino, maris kalve
lighting design: oskars timbars
area: 1000 m²
engineering: veldrums and partners ltd.
contractors: hansa film services ltd.
photography: uldis lapins
date: july 2016

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edited by: nick brink | designboom