Festspielhaus Erl, Austria

Project details

Industries

Concert halls and organs, Musical instruments

Products

Condair DL

Technologies

Hybrid

Steam humidification at the iconic Festspielhaus Erl

The Festspielhaus Erl was designed like a diamond unearthed from the mountain by the Viennese architects Elke Delugan-Meissl and Roman Delugan. The building's geometry also makes reference to the cliff formations behind it and the topography around it. Its entrance staircase and the glass facade of the foyer were designed to resemble a tectonic stratification with crevices lying in between.

During the day, this configuration reveals a clear path into the building's interior and at nighttime the lighting of this "artificial crevice" creates an exhilarating entrance to the foyer of the Festspielhaus. The building has a total usable surface area of 7,000 square meters, more than 862 seats, the world's largest orchestra pit at 160 square meters, and a comfortable indoor humidity thanks to Condair steam humidifiers.

Condair RS

The Condair RS steam humidifiers boast patented limescale management which prevents permanent deposition of limescale on heater rods. Limestone crusts are successively detached and removed from the steam cylinder into the limescale collection vessel. Limestone management ensures extremely short waiting times and a long life.

The innovative control system fitted with a touch display ensures outstanding transparency of function and precise steam delivery. The units are the result of decades of experience and they define the state of the art in modern steam humidification.

Condair in action

Projects and references

Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall is probably the best-known concert building in Great Britain. Aronud two million guests a year enjoy acoustic cultural delights ranging from rock to classical music. Condair steam humidifiers ensure a perfect humidity in the organ chamber so that wooden parts maintain their integrity and shape, and move over each other perfectly, as they were designed to do.

Royal Albert Hall

Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg - Germany

In January 2017, the Elbphilharmonie (or Elbe Philharmonic Hall) was officially opened after about ten years of construction work. Its unique glass facade, which plays on visual associations with sails and ocean waves, has already established itself as a new landmark of the Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Inside the Elbphilharmonie™s main concert hall, specially-designed and individually-carved wall and ceiling elements provide incredibly precise sound diffusion and perfect acoustics.

The main hall has 2,100 seats in total, and each seat is individually supplied with fresh air. Condair DL hybrid humidifiers ensure comfort for visitors and optimal acoustic conditions for the orchestra.

Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg - Germany

Musée du Louvre, Paris

The Louvre Museum is a museum located within the Louvre Palace in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. It houses some of the most iconic works of Western art, including the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo.
With 72,735 mÂ² of rooms and galleries, it is the largest art museum in the world, ahead of the Hermitage Museum (66,842 mÂ²) in Russia and the National Museum of China (65,000 mÂ²).

Various Condair humidity control technologies (Condair DL, RS, ME, DC) help maintain the ideal indoor humidity for the preservation of the exhibits and the well-being of staff and visitors.Â

Louvre Museum France - Humidity control

Paul Klee Museum, Bern, Switzerland

The Kunstmuseum, Zentrum Paul Klee, is located in Bern, Switzerland, in the immediate vicinity of the Schlosshalde cemetery, where Paul Klee™s grave can also be found. The building is dominated by curved arches that blend harmoniously into the surrounding hilly landscape. It houses the comprehensive work of the Paul Klee Foundation and reflects the artist™s complexity through the division into three hills. The North Hill is dedicated to practical art education, conferences, and workshops. The Central Hill is used for collection presentation and temporary exhibitions, the South Hill for research and administration. Condair™s DL hybrid air humidifiers create an optimum indoor climate for visitors and the sensitive works of art.

Paul Klee Museum, Bern