Interior

Bang & Olufsen

Store interior and listening areas

Client
Bang & Olufsen
Discipline
Interior / retail
Year
2025
Bang & Olufsen — opening visual.
01Photograph
The main retail and listening floor.
02PhotographListening area
The entrance area of the store.
03PhotographEntrance area
Detail of the acoustic panelling.
04DetailAcoustic panelling
Section through the store with acoustic zones marked.
05SectionSection 1:50
Detail of the display plinth.
06DetailPlinth detail

A store where things are listened to. Acoustics decided the materials before appearance did — soft surfaces sit where sound needs damping, hard ones where it should carry.

The space is divided into three zones with different reverberation. The change between them is heard before it is seen.

The panelling has two layers: a visible batten and damping behind it. The construction is shown at the edge where the panelling stops.