Stanford University Bing Concert Hall

Project Information
• Client: Ennead Architects
• Offering: Project Consulting
• Client Type: Architects / Engineers
• Location: Stanford, United States

Ennead Architects needed to quickly define and rationalize the interior acoustic treatment for the new 900-seat performance arts center at Stanford University. Working with design team and their acoustic and fabrication consultants, CASE developed a custom tool that would allow the design team to quickly modify and evaluate various patterns for aesthetic and acoustic performance. This tool was used to develop acoustic treatments for all surfaces of the Concert Hall, including curved wooden acoustic walls and a doubly-curved glass-composite acoustic ceiling. CASE also worked with the team to refine the geometry of the acoustic ceiling in order to arrive at a buildable solution, eventually producing large strips that would minimize the number of unique molds and connections to the primary structure.