De Nieuwe Kolk (DNK) – Assen

Building complex housing various cultural facilities, including a theatre with two halls, a cinema with five halls and a public library. The main hall is a theatre/concert hall for theatre and musical theatre performances as well as symphonic concerts. This makes it a regular performance venue for het Noord Nederlands Orkest.
The small hall is a multifunctional flat floor stage theatre, which can take approximately 230 seats on a
telescopic grandstand and is also suitable for chamber music and with retracted stands offers multifunctional possibilities for, among other things, standing concert shows.

Halls
Large Theatre Hall 880 seats
Small Multipurpose Hall 230 seats
Cinema Halls 770 seats

Our advice
– Drawing up the Program of Requirements for the theatre technology and acoustics
– Design and realisation of the complete theatre and cinema technical installations, including the
concert hall set-up, theatre curtains and audience seating
– Consultation with the user on the building design and the theatre technical installations, furnishings and other
facilities
– Answering questions and providing directional advice to the designing and executing parties (Design & Build party: BAM)
– Reviewing the architectural and installation design (BAM), for the benefit of the theatre and the
cinema.

Result
Building of the Year 2013 Region North/East. “A spatial feast. This adventurous labyrinth demands to be discovered. A cultural heart to be proud of,” according to the jury.