Lucerne Hall, Culture and Congress Centre, Lucerne, Switzerland

The Lucerne Hall is one of three performance halls within Culture and Congress Centre. The famed Centre of Lucerne hosted its first public performance with the opening of the 1998 Lucerne International Music Festival. Situated on the picturesque Vierwaldstättersee shore, the facility is also known by the acronym of its German name, KKL (Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern). It also contains a large scale concert hall, as well as museum and exhibition space, meeting rooms, restaurants, and a rehearsal hall.

A flat floor auditorium with one balcony, Lucerne Hall can seat 900 people with the use of telescopic seating. The hall is complete with a stagehouse and rigging systems for theatrical events, trade presentations, and audio-visual presentations. The hall can also accommodate a wide variety of popular and folk music, as well as smaller classical recitals. The flat floor style of the hall is equally suited to concerts with standing audience, banquets, and cabaret theater. The rear wall of Lucerne Hall can open up to the lobby and, in turn, to the outside, to accommodate much larger flat-floor events such as rock concerts and exhibitions.

Artec provided Design and Planning services covering Auditorium Acoustics Design and Background Noise and Vibration Control consulting for Culture and Congress Centre. The Architect for the facility was Jean Nouvel of Paris.