Gustafs / Royal College of Music, Stockholm

Bespoke acoustic panels at concert halls

THE RESULT OF A SOLID COLLABORATION

With high ambitions from the very beginning the architects wanted to create the most modern music college of the world. Through a solid cooperation between the architects AIX, acoustician Jan-Inge Gustafsson from Norconsult and Gustafs the new Royal School of music was completed the autumn 2016 with a result beyond the expectations.

Already during Gustafs Malmö Live project, acoustician Jan-Inge Gustafsson and Gustafs started to discuss different solutions for the upcoming Royal College of Music project. And that is how Gustafs got the contract to build the acoustical solutions for three concert halls at the new college of music in Stockholm.

The main concert hall – The Royal Hall, at Royal College of Music in Stockholm is acoustically adapted for many different music events. Box formed element were made out of Gustafs wood panels in painted ash veneer. Each band has a unique red shade. Some boxes are also integrated with lighting.

PAINTED WOOD VENEER

The Chamber Hall – Nathan Milstein Hall, with its characteristic blue waves is custom made for a smaller audience and strings, organ and piano performance. The bespoke curved panels are Gustafs Wood Panels in, once again, painted ash veneer in different blue shades. The gold cover beneath the blue painted panels are panels with a laminate surface. The ceilings are cladded with Gustafs Panels in a grid pattern with unique acoustic properties.

DETAILS

The smallest hall is Kreativiteum or Black Box. The hall is an experimental stage for both recordings and performance for a smaller audience. Gustafs has produced a mix of Gustafs Planks and Gustafs Panels in black painted ash veneer.

The design for all our panels is designed by AIX architect Annika Askerblom.

The Royal College of Music was opened for the students in august 2016 and was inaugurated by King Carl Gustaf XVI 28^th of January 2017.

Architect : AIX Arkitekter

Installation: Gustafs

Photo: Åke E:son Lindman

Architect Annika Askerblom of AIX, explains how interior design, materiality and acoustic excellence were skilfully combined to create stunning performances spaces.

Step inside KMH, Stockholm’s Royal College College of Music, as architect Annika Askerblom of AIX talks us through the design of the college’s ground-breaking concert halls. She discusses how Gustafs wood veneer panels achieved the perfect harmony of acoustics and interior design throughout KMH’s rehearsal and performance spaces.

Read the Story here

Swedish acoustician Jan-Inge Gustafsson, senior consultant with Norconsult, talks creativity and collaboration in cultural venues.

Renowned acoustician Jan-Inge Gustafsson joins us for a conversation about Malmo Live, the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, and his many collaborations with leading architects.

Read the Story here

The Black box concert hall with black painted acoustic panels

Music ensemble practicing in concert hall

Royal Concert hall at Royal college of music in Stockholm

PROJECTS

Our latest projects

Find inspiration for your next project here. Browse our many reference projects around the world.

UK Linear RIB,