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Location: Jutland, Denmark
Architects: Arkitektfirmaet C. F. Møller
Building images, Apr 2008:

The Concert Hall, Aarhus was originally designed by Kjær & Richter,
and was inaugurated in 1982. With its new extension the Concert Hall has
doubled in size, and now encompasses a wide range of functions that turn
the total complex into a unique concert and educational institution of
international standard.

The extension includes a Symphonic Hall with sublime acoustics and room
for an audience of 1,300, a Rhythmic Music Hall, a Chamber Music Hall,
and premises for the Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus, the Aarhus Symphony
Orchestra, the Filuren children's theatre ensemble and the Danish National
Opera.

The Symphonic Hall is specially built for symphonic music, and functions
in itself like a giant instrument, the sound of which can be adjusted
by moving walls, carpeting and acoustic panels. The Hall's internal dimensions
are carefully designed to produce the best acoustics; the model for its
proportions is the Golden Hall in the Musikverein, Vienna, which is optimum
for orchestral music.

The colours in the Hall are Nordic: light ash wood, grey acoustic panels
and black seating. As a contrast, the inner walls are painted red, and
when the acoustic panels are adjusted, the same red colour can be seen
as a background.

Aarhus Concert Hall - Information from Arkitektfirmaet C. F. Møller
Apr08
Danish Architecture
Client
Municipality of Aarhus, The Concert Hall Aarhus, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra,
the Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus and the Filuren Theatre.
Construction
A. Enggaard A/S
Engineering
Søren Jensen A/S
Artist
Ingvar Cronhammar
Collaborators, other
COWI/ARTEC (acoustics)
Address
Århus, Denmark
Size
17400 m2
Year
2005-07
Competition year
2005
Prizes
2005 - 1st prize in architectural competition
References
Byggeplads Danmark, nr. 7, side 44-50
Byggeri nr. 7
De Farver, nr. 56, side 18-25
Byggeri + Arkitektur nr. 8, side 22-23
Byggeri, nr. 8, side 36
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