105 GROHE Magazine 104 P u re F re u de an Was se r The modernization of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden includes several GROHE products which provide comfort to both performers and guests Starting in 2009 the Staatsoper Unter den Lin den and its director s building and rehearsal center have been undergoing extensive reno vation under the careful direction of esteemed architecture firm HG Merz Fully aware of the building s historical significance Merz based his work on the design concept of architect Richard Paulick who reconstructed the Staat soper from 1952 to 1955 with reference to Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff the origi nal architect The Staatsoper is one of the most notable examples of architecture from the rebuilding phase of the GDR and thus an im portant witness of German postwar history explained Merz Paulick s design rectified the transgressions of the imperial era he made the stage tower smaller and restored the façade to Knobelsdorff s classical form Meanwhile Daniel Barenboim the general mu sic director of the Staatsoper had a more per formance related goal to improve the auditori um s acoustics The reverberation time was in creased from 1 1 to 1 6 seconds by raising the ceiling without heightening the roof which was not permissible by urban planning regula tions A reverberation gallery was also added with a design derived from Paulick s repertoire of forms The modernization of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden includes several GROHE products which provide comfort to performers and guests alike The artists changing rooms are fitted with Tempesta hand showers and Grohtherm 2000 thermostats while in the vis itors barrier free washrooms the upward contoured lever of the Euroeco Special faucets make them especially easy to use Durable and classic GROHE Eurostyle and Europlus fau cets withstand the demands of everyday use in the rehearsal rooms and the stage area a perfect fit for use by the world s most famous performers STAATSOPER UNTER DEN LINDEN Echoes of the past in the renovated and acoustically revamped opera house Architecture firm HG Merz began carrying out the renovation of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in 2009 Ph ot os M ar cu s E be ne r

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