Asam building, Freising, Germany

Object Type
Townhalls & Congress

Builder
City of Freising

Architects
Wollmann & Mang

Completion
2024

Expertises
Building Acoustics
Sound Isolation
Room Acoustics
Acoustic Measurements
Audiovisual System Design

After seven years of construction, Freising has reopened the historic Asam building as a cultural and community centre. The baroque building now houses a theatre and event hall with 450 seats (Asamsaal), a small hall with 100 seats, an associated foyer and other adjoining rooms, a city museum, restaurants and an area for open-air events.

The Asam building, built between 1695 and 1758, originally served as a lyceum and has now been completely renovated for the first time. Despite the dilapidated building fabric and difficult subsoil conditions, the building was preserved and modernised thanks to state-of-the-art technology and monument protection measures.

Müller-BBM Building Solutions played a key role in shaping the project thanks to its extensive expertise in the areas of audiovisual system planning as well as building and room acoustics. The tasks included the complete refurbishment of the event halls, the foyer and the open-air area with state-of-the-art audio and video technology in order to offer visitors first-class experiences for spoken theatre, musicals, concerts and dance performances in the future. A flexible orchestra podium was integrated into the Asam Hall, and the row elevation of the seating was adjusted to achieve good visual and acoustic conditions. By optimising the room acoustics in the redesigned Asam Hall and the comprehensive measures to improve the building acoustics, including sound immission control, it was possible to ensure that the Asam building meets the highest standards while retaining its historical charm.

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1 Süddeutsche Zeitung, Marco Einfeldt
2 Süddeutsche Zeitung, Marco Einfeldt
3 Süddeutsche Zeitung, Marco Einfeldt