House of Music Braunschweig

The volumes of the main concert hall, its ancillary functions, and the music school are clearly separated and given individual addresses. The concert hall is oriented toward Poststraße but also maintains a strong presence at the corner of Altstadtmarkt, where its main entrance is located, ensuring high public visibility from both directions.

The hall is framed by two flanking “houses”: ancillary spaces and a restaurant to the east, and the music school’s side elevation to the west. These elements are visually separated from the concert hall by continuous joints, referencing the two historical passage courtyards once located on this site.

The buildings are constructed from local Elm limestone, a material of historic significance to Braunschweig. Many of the city’s most important buildings—including major churches and the neighboring Gewandhaus—are built from this warm stone, quarried nearby in the Elm hills.

The façades of the new buildings feature a framing motif that visually connects the musical activity within to the public realm outside, presenting the House of Music as an open, vibrant, and creative space.