research into timber auditoria, acoustic performance and architectural space for concert halls
Concert Halls | Research and Development brings together UFO Architecture’s ongoing work on auditoria design, performance space and acoustic architecture. The research explores how concert halls can be developed as integrated spatial, structural and acoustic systems, with a particular focus on engineered timber, material performance and advanced auditorium geometry.
UFO Architecture has investigated both vineyard and shoebox concert hall typologies, working with theatre consultants and acoustic specialists to develop performance spaces where audience configuration, reflection, reverberation, structure and atmosphere are treated as one architectural problem.
The research includes the Sarajevo National Concert Hall auditoria development, exhibited at the Venice Biennale Metamorph in 2004 in collaboration with Seb Joun and Arup SoundLab. This work used acoustic simulation to test and refine the relationship between auditorium form, sound performance and spatial experience.
| Project Type | Research and development, auditorium design, acoustic space, performance architecture |
| Project Description | Research into concert hall typologies, acoustic performance, theatre planning and engineered timber auditoria developed through competition projects, simulations and specialist collaborations. |
| Architect | UFO Architecture |
| Research Focus | Auditoria design, vineyard halls, shoebox halls, acoustic simulation, performance space, engineered timber, theatre planning, spatial atmosphere |
| Collaborators | Theatre consultants, acoustic consultants, Arup Acoustics, Arup SoundLab, Seb Joun |
| Related Project | Sarajevo National Concert Hall Auditoria Development, Venice Biennale Metamorph, 2004 |
| Design Focus | Integration of acoustic performance, architectural form, audience experience, timber structure and technical systems |