After four years of construction, the House of Music, in Aalberg, Denmark, was opened this spring by the Danish Queen, Margrethe II.

The centre, which was designed by Viennese architectural practice Coop Himmelb(l)au, is a combined concert hall and school. It features a 1,300 seat concert hall with rehearsal and training rooms arranged around it and a five storey-high foyer which acts as a meeting place for students, teachers and visitors. Three more performance rooms are situated under the foyer: the classic hall, the rhythmic hall and the intimate hall.

The flowing lines inside the building contrast with the strict, cube shape of the outer structure. The acoustic concept was developed with Arup’s Tateo Nakajima, with the seats arranged so that visitors get the best possible acoustics at all times.