Construction work at the Komische Oper in Berlin could be significantly more expensive
The construction measures at the Komische Oper in Berlin could be significantly more expensive than planned. According to the Senate Building Administration on Thursday, the cost estimate for the construction project is 437.4 million euros. Four years ago, around 227 million euros were estimated. The Senate administration gave various reasons for this in a statement.
116.1 million euros alone are related to the increase in the construction price cost index, it said. Around 42.6 million euros for the unforeseen and risks have been taken into account preventively. 94 million euros would result from the “specification in the process” in dealing with the energy planning requirements as well as from the building site and existing buildings.
Refurbishment and new construction planned
The Komische Oper is one of three major opera houses in the capital. The building is to be renovated and supplemented by a new building. The architecture firm kadawittfeldarchitektur won a competition two years ago.
The Senate Administration announced that the estimates for the renovation, conversion and expansion were calculated on the basis of the winning design. The Komische Oper is scheduled to leave its building in July 2023 and temporarily move to the Schiller Theater. The estimate puts almost 35 million euros in order to ensure the performance of the opera during the construction phase.
The “BZ” had previously reported on the impending additional costs, and “Berliner Morgenpost” and rbb also reported. The data and facts determined by the planning team have now been “submitted to the Senate’s internal, structural and budgetary review,” according to the statement from the Senate Building Administration. The result will be available at the end of the year.
Senate Building Director Petra Kahlfeldt did not give a specific timetable for the construction project. Reliable information on the chronological course could be provided at the earliest when the construction planning documents were submitted. In particular with regard to the building fabric, which can only be inspected after the Komische Oper has moved out, and the building site, “an increased level of difficulty” can be expected.
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