North Jutland House of Music

The House of Music in Aalborg is a concert hall and training centre for musicians. The complex consists of several large structures: the U-shaped school building, the cube-shaped concert hall, the cube-shaped foyer and the cube-shaped restaurant.

The facility was planned by an international team between 2008 and 2010, and construction took place between 2010 and 2014. Planning and construction were carried out in accordance with Danish standards.

The centrepiece of the complex is a 1,200-seat concert hall, which rises 10 metres above the banks of the Limfjord. A flowing shell of glass and steel also encloses the large ‘event foyer’, creating a connection to the city, the fjord, and the surrounding on-site faculties. These are located in two additional buildings, which cantilever out by up to 7 metres. They are further connected by a library that spans between the buildings like a bridge. The predominant construction method is reinforced concrete, primarily in the form of prefabricated elements; only the foyer was constructed mainly with in-situ concrete. The steel structure was assembled on site.