Soundhouse

Sheffield, United Kingdom

careyjones architects

Client: The University of Sheffield

Completion Date: September 2008

Photo © Chris Gascoigne

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Program: The 4,840-square-foot university music studio includes five practice rooms, a percussion room, a studio technician room, two control rooms, and two studios.

Design concept and solution: To contain the sound produced within the three-story building, and to protect the interior studios from exterior noise, the architects chose sheets of vulcanized rubber to cover the insulated, box-like structure. Sheets of rubber were welded together to form four large walls, each weighing half a ton. The rubber was then pulled taut across the building; stainless steel studs were screwed into reinforcing plates, creating a quilted effect.

Formal name of project: Soundhouse

Location: Sheffield, United Kingdom

Gross square footage: 1,660 sq. m.

Total construction cost: £5 million

Architects:
Concept Design Architect:
careyjones architects
Rose Wharf
78 East Street
Leeds
England
LS9 8EE

Design Delivery:
Jefferson Sheard Architects
Fulcrum
2 Sidney Street
Sheffield
S1 4RH

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