Konzerthaus Nürnberg
Through the construction of a new world-class concert hall, connected to the renowned, historic Meistersingerhalle, the City of Nuremberg aims to expand the cultural offering in the city and meet the highest expectations of both artists and audiences alike. The form of the new 1 500-seat concert hall is inspired by the best historic “shoe box” concert halls from the 19th century, acoustically optimised to meet contemporary demands. Detailed acoustical scale model tests were carried out at 1:20 scale, to push the design and to achieve new acoustical standards for a hall of this typology.
Information Sheet
New Build Konzerthaus Nürnberg.
Location Nuremberg, Germany.
Project Cost n/a.
Time Frame Competition: 2018. Design: 2019-2024. Construction: On hold.
Owner City of Nuremberg.
Architect(s) Johannes Kappler Architektur und Städtebau, Nuremberg www.johanneskappler.de • Super Future Collective, Nuremberg super-future-collective.com • Topotek 1, Berlin/Zurich www.topotek1.de
Seat Count Concert hall with 1 500 stage-facing seats (approx. 1 700 seats total), small multi-purpose hall for choir rehearsals and performances with seating for 200. Foyers, back-of-house and musicians’ practice rooms. Total area: 18 470 m².
Uses Orchestral, organ and chamber music concerts, amplified music and conference events.
Services Room acoustics consultancy services from brief development to concept and detailed design. Scale model measurements at 1:20 scale.
Team Evan Green, Eckhard Kahle, Kahle Acoustics.
Concert hall exterior with its four-front built volume project. The new concert hall building connects to the renowned Meistersingerhalle to create an ensemble of cultural buildings and expand the cultural offering in Nuremberg. Image © Architectural Cooperative Konzerthaus Nürnberg
View from the Meistersingerhalle towards the new concert hall. The defining elements of the Meistersingerhalle — foyer, atriums, continuous pedestal — are taken up and connected to form a flowing space of concert halls and public meeting zones. Image © Architectural Cooperative Konzerthaus Nürnberg
Concert hall with 1 500 stage-facing seats (approx. 1 700 seats total). Image © Architectural Cooperative Konzerthaus Nürnberg
Concert hall with 1 500 stage-facing seats (approx. 1 700 seats total). Image © Architectural Cooperative Konzerthaus Nürnberg
Scale model measurements at 1:20 scale. Photo © Kahle Acoustics
Scale model measurements at 1:20 scale. Photo © Kahle Acoustics