Refurbishment and Restore Issue 22 | Page 5

The extension to the south of the existing building houses the new functions of the theater , which include dressing rooms and green rooms , the offices of the director and the stage manager as well as a rehearsal room . It is separated from the theater by the insertion of a setback creating the space for a vast glazed lobby , that forms an interior street and ensures perfect readability of the existing brick and breeze block façade .
The interior wall of the extension that faces the existing theater and which extends the length of the lobby was treated as an immense perfectly smooth mirror reflecting the outlines and shades of the brick and breeze block masonry , creating an appealing vision from the square in front of the town hall and setting up an illusionistic interplay of images , characteristic of theater , where the distinction of reality from fiction is blurred . The strips of cladding located to the right of the windows and the ventilation grilles of the technical systems are perforated to ensure continuity of the material and penetration of light and air .
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