The hall’s interior was influenced by the neoclassical designs of the
18th-century Scottish architect Robert Adam.
The concert hall with high ceilings and massive, sound-reflecting walls. The room itself is symmetrical, from side to side and front to back, creating a central column that is topped with a cylindrical dome with an oculus in the middle. The two oval spaces that fuse into the central volume are also symmetrical from front to back with identical outermost walls and ceilings surrounding the half dome
Designing the Canopy
The outstanding technical feature of the Palladium is its adjustable-height
glass acoustic canopy, the result of an intense collaborative effort between
the acoustical designer, the architect, and and the rigging expert.
The finished canopy is made up of multiple trapezoidal pieces of glass in
varying thicknesses, tilted to catch and reflect the sound frequencies and
mounted in four sections on a steel frame that is raised and lowered via
a dead-haul drum-and-winch system.
The exterior features a four-fronted symmetrical design.
A raised colonnade portico on the south façade faces Carmel City center’s village green and creates a grand entrance at the top of the orchestra level. The east and west facades provide ground-level entry vestibules, allowing barrier-free access to the lower orchestra level on each side.
