Auditorium of the School of Music in Groningen, The Netherlands

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Auditorium of the School of Music in Groningen, The Netherlands by Alex van de Beld

May 12th, 2011 by Sumit Singhal

The old auditorium at Groningen’s School of Music has been given a completely new identity. Breaking open one of the façades allows sunlight to stream into the hall and establishes a relationship between the hall and the adjoining patio. An oak interior was rolled out lengthwise, transforming the existing elements in the hall – floor, stage, balcony, walls and ceiling – into a unified whole. The organ was integrated in this wooden interior. The acoustics of the hall were improved by opening up the wooden surfaces, between which the lighting fixtures are set. The auditorium has been transformed into the ‘innards’ of a musical instrument.

Auditorium of the School of Music

Architects: Alex van de Beld
Project: Auditorium of the School of Music
Location: Groningen, The Netherlands
Client: School of Music, Groningen
Design Team: Alex van de Beld, Kristi Jungcurt
Size: 300 m2
Completed: 1998

Auditorium of the School of Music

: Auditorium of the School of Music

: Auditorium of the School of Music

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Tags: Groningen, The Netherlands

Category: Music Centre

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