Palace of Arts, Budapest

Zoboki – Demeter and Associates Architects designed the Művészetek Palotája in Ferencváros Budapest, Hungary, completed in 2005. ARTEC designed the world-class acoustics for the Concert Hall. The Bartók National Concert Hall seats 1,700 people and features one of the largest pipe organs in Europe. The building also holds the Ludwig Museum, the Festival Theater, and permanent art exhibitions.

The orchestra pit has three lifts the change the acoustics of the hall and capacity of the ensemble performing. Curtains, banners, a control chamber, and an acoustic canopy are also motorized to adjust the sound.

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