Snell Associates Architects' opera house wins green light

摘要

Snell Associates Architects has received planning permission for this temporary opera house for Garsington Opera. The timber, fabric and steel auditorium will be built for next year's summer festival, which is being held in the Wormsley Estate, High Wycombe. The structure, which will be erected annually, has been conceived as a 'floating pavilion' and, according to the practice, was inspired by the Katsura Palace west of Kyoto and traditional Japanese Kabuki theatres. Work on the project is expected to start next month.