Keeping Out Noise/Keeping In Bees at Brooklyn Steel

Brooklyn Steel, while still relatively new on the scene, is quickly becoming one of New York City’s most iconic concert venues – getting noticed for its unique and thoughtful design as much as its musical acts.
Designed by renowned architecture and design firm HLW and named for the former steel fabrication plant it resides in, Brooklyn Steel’s 20,000 square-foot space includes a double-height pre-function area, a multi-tiered, acoustically tuned performance hall with a mobile stage, three bars, multiple green rooms, and ancillary support spaces. Unseen by visitors, a unique green roof system was engineered specifically to mitigate sound transmission outside the building.
This green roof is a unique acoustical lid, specifically designed to not only adhere to local zoning codes, but to keep noise from the venue away from residents of the neighborhood. HLW’s innovative design for this roof manages to create an ideal acoustical experience for the music lovers inside, while still benefiting the community outside. Through an inventive design solution, Brooklyn Steel has been seamlessly integrated and welcomed into a long established area, in a borough where gentrification and new development is increasingly maligned.
An added bonus? Brooklyn Steel’s green roof is home to Brooklyn’s only urban bee farming cooperative – an exciting environmental initiative further demonstrating the venue – and HLW’s commitment to the community.
More info at https://www.bowerypresents.com/shows/brooklyn-steel.