Future Opera – Main performance venue

Opernhaus Zürich AG, together with the Building Department (Hochbauamt) and the Cultural Affairs Office of the Canton of Zurich, is planning the refurbishment and expansion of the Zurich Opera House. The selective competition “Zukunft Oper – Hauptspielstätte” (Future Opera – Main Venue) encompasses the existing opera house and the extension building at Sechseläutenplatz. The aim is to modernise the cultural institution’s infrastructure to meet the needs of future generations while making the venue more accessible and attractive to the public.

The procedure will be conducted as a selective, single-stage project competition based on the SIA Regulations 142/2025. A maximum of 25 teams will be selected through a prequalification process covering the disciplines of architecture, construction management, structural engineering and landscape architecture. The selected teams are free to strengthen their teams during the competition phase by engaging specialists of their choice in theatre and operational planning, food and beverage facilities planning, sustainability, energy and building services engineering (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, sanitary and electrical systems), fire safety and building physics.