Casino Bern

General renovation of the Casino Bern building, originally inaugurated in 1909.

Information Sheet

Renovation/Transformation Casino Bern   www.casinobern.ch

Location Bern, Switzerland.

Project Cost 74 million CHF (approx. 68 million € according to the opening year's conversion rate).

Time Frame Feasibility study: 2015. Design: 2016-2017. Construction: 2018-2019. 0pening: September 2019.

Owner City of Bern, Switzerland.

Architect(s) CampanileMichetti Architekten, Bern   cmarchitekten.ch

Theatre Planner(s) Frans Swarte, Stefan Abromeit, The Space Factory, Lyon, France   thespacefactory.net

Seat Count The historic “Grosser Saal”, a 1 300-seat performance hall for classical concerts, conferences, amplified concerts and private events (with a flat floor option); the smaller 300-seat “Burgerratssaal” chamber music hall, restaurant, foyers, and musicians' practice rooms. Total area (net): 9 000 m².

Uses Concerts and banquets.

Services Full-service acoustics consulting for all the halls.

Team Evan Green, Eckhard Kahle, Kahle Acoustics.

1/9Casino BernThe “Grosser Saal” (Great Hall) of Casino Bern. Photo © Micha Riechsteiner
2/9Casino BernThe historic “Grosser Saal” with 1 300 seats. Photo © Micha Riechsteiner
3/9Casino BernThe “Grosser Saal” (Great Hall) of Casino Bern. Photo © Manuel Lopez
4/9Casino BernThe historic “Grosser Saal” with 1 300 seats. Photo © Micha Riechsteiner
5/9Casino BernThe historic “Grosser Saal” in banquet configuration. Photo © Micha Riechsteiner
6/9Casino BernThe smaller hall “Burgerratssaal” in concert-mode with 300 seats. Photo © Micha Riechsteiner
7/9Casino BernThe “Burgerratssaal” in banquet configuration. Photo © Micha Riechsteiner
8/9Casino BernThe concert hall foyer or “Südfoyer”. Photo © Micha Riechsteiner
9/9Casino BernBackstage warm-up room for musicians. Photo © Casino Bern