New K.B. HALL reconstruction into modern standards of multiarena opened 2018 hall of frame
Channel: Houseboatzania
Date: 2018-12-07

The orginal KB Hall at Peter Bangs Vej at Kjøbenhavns Boldklub is a social and welfare-enhancing, functionalist masterpiece and is one of the few examples in Denmark at the European organic / sculptural modernist version of the style (Bauhaus school, including Le Corbusier, Arne Jacobsen and Jørn Utzon also experimented with ). It was finished and was inaugurated April 22, 1938 by King Christian X, as part of what was then Europe's largest private sports facilities. 
rchitect Hans Hansen stood as a principal. 

Engineering for the project was a specialist in prestressed concrete, Christen Ostenfeld, and performance artist, the author, the designer Poul Henningsen, was deeply involved in the design of the KB Hall, designed among other things a special lamp KB.

 In an adjoining banquet hall, called the Pejsesalen, with the two-storey organically shaped fireplace, the cartoonist Secure Hansen performed murals of sports executive men and women, as well as the workers started construction of the hall.
KB Hall had been used for historic sports and cultural events, many have traveled far to attend the different events with famous actors such as Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Louis Armstrong and many more. 

In 2011 the KB Hall - one of Denmark’s most iconic culture venues burnt to the ground. Since 1938, the K.B. Hall has been a driving force behind some of the most significant concerts and events in Copenhagen. 

Thanks to the architects: Christensen & Co and many others dedicative souls the hall will be revived in a contemporary architectural interpretation based on three principles: the Gable, the Disk and the Arch. The Gable is made of glass that open up the hall’s interior to create a connection between the life of the hall and the surrounding area. The Gable is part of a journey through the urban spaces of Copenhagen, where the hall’s visitors reach their destination upon entering the foyer. 

In the Disk, on the first floor, bars and lounges are placed around the concert hall under the Arch. The Arch is the large unifying structure that recreates the K.B. hall’s iconic look. Inside, the balconies, balustrades, bars and fittings will all have historical references. The new flexible architecture, the acoustics and technical solutions all fulfill the requirements for a contemporary event venue.