Les Ateliers Claus, Brussels
Les Ateliers Claus are an independent cultural venue dedicated to music and the arts, and act as a creative hub. As their premises are located in a densely populated urban area, our assignment involved handling sound insulation of the building, limiting noise nuisance and complying with current regulations by means of suitable acoustic treatments. The main purpose was to ensure the success of musical events while preserving the neighbourhood.
Information Sheet
Renovation Les Ateliers Claus lesateliersclaus.com
Location Brussels, Belgium.
Project Cost 1.6 million €.
Time Frame Design: 2010. Construction: 2011-2013. Opening: May 2013.
Owner vzw/asbl Les Ateliers Claus.
Architect(s) Ouest Architecture, Brussels, Belgium www.ouest.be
Seat Count Two performance halls, one on the ground floor and the other a “box in the box” type hall on the 1st floor can both accommodate recordings and audience; a bar, three artists' accommodation or residencies and dressing rooms. Total area: 950 m².
Uses Concerts, artists' residency, workshops, public presentations, jam sessions, recordings, mainly centered on alternative/avant-garde music.
Services Acoustical consulting and design services for the entire project from concept to post-opening services and including building isolation (densely populated urban area) and the internal acoustic performance of concert venues open to the public and requiring control of internal noise sources.
Team Yann Jurkiewicz, Kahle Acoustics.
The “box in the box” type hall on the 1st floor of Les Ateliers Claus. Photo © Kevin Laloux
The “box in the box” type hall on the 1st floor of Les Ateliers Claus here with open shutters. Photo © Kevin Laloux
The “box in the box” type hall on the 1st floor of Les Ateliers Claus here with closed shutters. Photo © Kevin Laloux
The ground floor space of Les Ateliers Claus here with windows and shutters open directly to the street, in a densely populated urban area. Photo © Kevin Laloux
The ground floor space of Les Ateliers Claus here with windows and shutters closed. Photo © Kevin Laloux
Ground floor space of Les Ateliers Claus here as an amplified music concert venue with standing audience. Photo © Kevin Laloux
The ground floor space of Les Ateliers Claus here in a performance configuration. Photo © Kevin Laloux