Theatre, acoustics, and experience design for cultural and commercial spaces
Charcoalblue designs and consults on theatre, acoustic, and experiential spaces across cultural venues, workplaces, and entertainment facilities. The tech stack is heavily weighted toward design and construction tools (Revit, AutoCAD, BIM, Bluebeam) rather than software development, reflecting a consulting-driven model. Hiring is accelerating with design roles dominating the pipeline, while internal pain points center on ERP workflows and data quality—typical friction points for a distributed, project-based consultancy scaling across regions.
Notable leadership hires: Director, Director Theatre Consulting
Charcoalblue is a multinational theatre, acoustics, and experience-design consultancy founded in 2004. The firm employs 120+ staff distributed across offices in London, Bristol, Glasgow, New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Diego, Seattle, Portland, the Bay Area, and Melbourne. They serve architects and clients designing new venues or refurbishing existing ones across theatre, live performance, music, education, workplace, sport, and entertainment sectors. A dedicated business unit, Charcoalblue Experience, applies theatrical and cultural expertise to corporate workplaces, sports facilities, exhibitions, and events. Current project portfolio spans MSG Sphere, Pier 57, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, broadcast studios, conference centres, and immersive cultural projects in Abu Dhabi.
Revit, AutoCAD, BIM, Bluebeam Revu, and Autodesk Construction Cloud form the core design toolkit. Project management relies on Oracle Primavera, ProCore, and Aconex. Reporting and data uses Power BI and Smartsheet.
Active projects include MSG Sphere, renovations at Pier 57 and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, broadcast studios, hybrid workplaces, conference centres, immersive cultural projects in Abu Dhabi, and event space activations.
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