Music Building / BIMhuis

Lighting walls inside Concert Hall of the Muziekgebouw's.

Het Muziekgebouw

Het Muziekgebouw, is the Dutch name of the large concert hall, simply meaning The Music Building. This concert hall replaces the existing institution called the Ijsbreker, situated elsewhere in Amsterdam. It is placed furthermost to the water and appears as a heavy, solid box, cast in concrete with an acoustically right box-in-box construction.

The Muziekgebouw is a fully-equipped concert hall for a classical repertoire, which is becoming increasingly broader and more varied.

The Muziekgebouw shows current musical developments in the form of festivals, thematic projects, multimedia concerts and special series, which continually forge links with other eras, styles, cultures and art forms.

Apart from the multifunctional main auditorium, with seating for 735 or standing room for 1,500, the institution also comprises a smaller auditorium seating 100, both with foyers and extensive conference and catering facilities.

The roof can vary extensively in height in order to tune exact acoustical needs for each concert.

The floor of the concert hall is flexible as well; it can vary in height in order to create possibility for flat floor concerts and standard podium set up.

The facility spaces for the concert hall (storage, dressing rooms, rehearsal rooms etc.) are located in the plinth.

Loading and unloading of goods takes place in a covered loading dock inside the plinth. The new Muziekgebouw provides ensembles, composers and makers of music theatre with their own place.

The stage and auditorium capacity can be adjusted better than ever before to the specific wishes of composers and musicians. Ensembles and organizations can rehearse and run their offices there. Musicians, composers and audiences can enjoy this building to the full in the refreshing climate of the Ij.

Documentary centre / offices

The office block contains approx. 1.600 m² net floor space. The users have not yet decided on the location of the different organizations on specific levels.

The Documentation centre, however, is located below the office block providing a direct access to the offices of the Donemus and Gaudeamus.

The library has a direct access from Public Hall, and a facade towards the suspended plaza between the Muziekgebouw / BIMhuis and the hotel. This location provides a good accessibility for the users of the library.

One may access the offices from the Public Hall and directly from the parking garage via lifts.

The atmosphere in the offices is intended to be "atelier like"; the layout is flexible (light walls) and can be subdivided into larger or smaller units.

Credits

• Text, Courtesy of 3XN Architects
• Photographs by Adam Mork, Courtesy of 3XN Architects
• Compiled and Edited by Varun M Ajani

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