Amare is home to the Residentie Orkest, Nederlands Dans Theater and Royal Conservatoire. It is a place for all generations, for the city and the whole world. Locally embedded, with international allure.
Modern cultural building with the latest amenities
Amare is the largest cultural building in the Netherlands, with an iconic and distinctive architecture. It is located at Spuiplein, in The Hague’s cultural city centre. Amare is actually a ‘city within a city’ with freely accessible public spaces, no less than four concert and theatre halls, rehearsal rooms, studios, corporate facilities and two hospitality outlets. Amare can also claim the distinction of being the country’s most sustainably built arts complex.
A venue for top-level music and dance
Amare is the place to be for surprising and groundbreaking programmes. Amare presents a highly diverse music and dance programme with a huge variety of styles from all over the world. The focus is on artistic innovation, craftsmanship and quality. There is no better place to experience the programmes than in the Concertzaal with its acclaimed acoustic qualities, and the Danstheater fitted with all the latest stagecraft. Not surprisingly, Amare is very popular among performers and an eagerly sought-after location for international tours.
Globally unique combination of resident companies and activities
You may be familiar with international icons such as The Barbican, the Lincoln Center, Le Centquatre-Paris, Sadler’s Wells or Southbank Centre. Amare fully fits in this illustrious list. Nowhere else in the world will you find Amare’s unique combination of resident companies and activities under one roof.
Stichting Amare, Nederlands Dans Theater, Residentie Orkest and the Royal Conservatoire share a home and join forces in Amare. Together they offer lots of room to invest in the future through talent development and education. Amare’s public spaces are filled with freely accessible and often interactive programmes, organised under the flag of Open Amare. The building also has the facilities to organise both large and small business events. In short, Amare is much more than just a theatre. All its component parts together create a unique atmosphere, with surprising and exciting collaborations and cross-pollinations.
The heart of The Hague’s cultural life, connected to the rest of the world
No wonder, then, that Amare has soon taken on a very important role in the city. For many inhabitants of The Hague, Amare has become a ‘third place’ next to home and work. The building is open daily and the public space is a lively place of encounter for performers, students and passersby. With our freely accessible Open Amare programme, we offer a platform for countless initiatives and organisations based in The Hague. This way we connect with the creative energy of the entire city!
Amare may have local roots, but it is a cultural complex of international allure. Amare is well on its way to becoming a true international icon. We are very proud to have this complex in The Hague, thereby reinforcing the city’s international standing as well. Amare: a huge asset for The Hague – and for the whole world.
See you soon in Amare!
Stats & Numbers
Opened in: August 2021
Architects:
Jo Coenen Architects & Urbanists and NOAHH | Network Oriented Architecture
Halls:
- Concertzaal – A concert hall with 1500 seats
- Danstheater – A theatre hall met 1300 seats
- Conservatoriumzaal – An ensemble hall with 600 seats
- Studio Amare – A rehearsal hall with 200 seats
- Kunstenplein – A public square inside the building with place for 250 visitors
- Tribunetrap – An open stage with 200 seats
Dimensions:
The building measures 125 metres long, 38 metres high and 70 metres wide
Sustainability is a key value for Amare, as the following facilities demonstrate:
- 4000 m2 solar panels
- Rainwater-flushed lavatories
- Temperature control using geothermal heating and cooling
- 50 nest boxes for different types of birds built into the facade
- 28 built-in bat boxes
Amare is the international centre for music and dance in The Hague, the Netherlands. An iconic cultural complex at the heart of The Hague with a unique combination of resident companies and activities. Accessible, inviting and groundbreaking.
Amare is home to the Residentie Orkest, Nederlands Dans Theater and Royal Conservatoire. It is a place for all generations, for the city and the whole world. Locally embedded, with international allure.
Modern cultural building with the latest amenities
Amare is the largest cultural building in the Netherlands, with an iconic and distinctive architecture. It is located at Spuiplein, in The Hague’s cultural city centre. Amare is actually a ‘city within a city’ with freely accessible public spaces, no less than four concert and theatre halls, rehearsal rooms, studios, corporate facilities and two hospitality outlets. Amare can also claim the distinction of being the country’s most sustainably built arts complex.
A venue for top-level music and dance
Amare is the place to be for surprising and groundbreaking programmes. Amare presents a highly diverse music and dance programme with a huge variety of styles from all over the world. The focus is on artistic innovation, craftsmanship and quality. There is no better place to experience the programmes than in the Concertzaal with its acclaimed acoustic qualities, and the Danstheater fitted with all the latest stagecraft. Not surprisingly, Amare is very popular among performers and an eagerly sought-after location for international tours.
Globally unique combination of resident companies and activities
You may be familiar with international icons such as The Barbican, the Lincoln Center, Le Centquatre-Paris, Sadler’s Wells or Southbank Centre. Amare fully fits in this illustrious list. Nowhere else in the world will you find Amare’s unique combination of resident companies and activities under one roof.
Stichting Amare, Nederlands Dans Theater, Residentie Orkest and the Royal Conservatoire share a home and join forces in Amare. Together they offer lots of room to invest in the future through talent development and education. Amare’s public spaces are filled with freely accessible and often interactive programmes, organised under the flag of Open Amare. The building also has the facilities to organise both large and small business events. In short, Amare is much more than just a theatre. All its component parts together create a unique atmosphere, with surprising and exciting collaborations and cross-pollinations.
The heart of The Hague’s cultural life, connected to the rest of the world
No wonder, then, that Amare has soon taken on a very important role in the city. For many inhabitants of The Hague, Amare has become a ‘third place’ next to home and work. The building is open daily and the public space is a lively place of encounter for performers, students and passersby. With our freely accessible Open Amare programme, we offer a platform for countless initiatives and organisations based in The Hague. This way we connect with the creative energy of the entire city!
Amare may have local roots, but it is a cultural complex of international allure. Amare is well on its way to becoming a true international icon. We are very proud to have this complex in The Hague, thereby reinforcing the city’s international standing as well. Amare: a huge asset for The Hague – and for the whole world.
See you soon in Amare!
Festival feeling
“We soon saw that the area could use some bright and colourful, playful elements,” explains Jasper. “We wanted to strike a light-hearted tone. The challenge in this project was to add this character by means of shapes, colours and materials, but without going over the top. It all had to blend harmoniously with the overall architecture.”
The choice to use sustainable and refreshing materials was important. That is why Triomf chose polygood as one of its materials. “Polygood is a recycled and recyclable plastic with bright colours, and in certain variants it resembles a tile. We also wanted to work with rubberwood, which is a residual product from rubber plantations.” Also for the corner carpet, Triomf used a tile made of 100% residual materials.
The team then started work on the design with around six people, and engaged various studios to help with the production. Everything came together in Triomf’s workplace in Utrecht last summer. All the materials were cut to size and then welded, glued, screwed, sandpapered and finished. The rock wall was so large that it had to be transported to Amare in parts and finished further on site.