Mohammed VI campus theatre — Rabat

The campus of the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Rabat is acquiring a 1,700-seat theatre whose originality lies in the creation of a volume opening directly onto the landscaped park. Covering 3,800 m², it is built for the OCP (Office chérifien des phosphates), under a design-build contract with Ricardo Bofill.

It includes a first capacity of 700 seats on semi-buried stands, extended at the rear by a sloping lawn that can hold 1,000 students in the open air. Between these two areas, a flying control position is connected as required through side ducts.

Below ground level, a large 280 m² stage is overhung by an accessible grid, itself fitted with motorized rolling beams. The whole forms a technical ceiling integrated into a canopy overhanging the site, served by lifts and by a large goods hoist.