Casa da Música

Casa da Música is a concert hall in Porto, Portugal, designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas. It was built as a landmark cultural building for Porto's year as a European Capital of Culture in 2001, though it was completed in 2005. The building is known for its sculptural and unusual structure, housing a main 1,300-seat concert hall, a smaller hall, rehearsal rooms, and recording studios. Its design aimed to break from traditional concert hall shapes, featuring a white concrete shell and corrugated glass ends for acoustics and light. The building is integrated with its urban surroundings, featuring a terrace and a large cut-out connecting it to the city.12