Cultural Center

The ‘Stadshuis’ – City Hall – of Nieuwegein designed by 3XN, mix traditional city hall features of offices and service with a library, a multi-cultural centre, and commercial facilities. In this way, the city hall becomes a part of the everyday life of the town…

Designed by the Meguro-based studio Chiaki Arai Urban & Architecture Design, the new building sits astride the landscape like a grey crustacean, with concrete claws that thrust down into the ground. The hard-edged exterior is certainly striking, from the fluted fortress-like form of the fly tower above the main theatre space to the angled buttresses, but it’s the interior that really impresses…

World renowned practice Snohetta delivers the project for the Wolfe Center for the Collaborative Arts in Ohio by creating an inviting and engaging space for the students which will use the space. The center will house a number of classrooms, studios for music, drama and art departments as well as a 400 seat theater space. The design of the building is a response to the smooth planes of the northwest Ohio landscape, with its far horizons and big sky…

Pitagoras Arquitectos have designed a Platform of Arts And Creativity at the Jose de Guimarães International Centre for the Arts in Guimarães, Portugal. Located on a square the grounds of the old municipal market, the building stands in a privileged and very central location with excellent access, very close to the historic center…

The inspiration for the project comes from both the location being close to the bay and from the needs of the program, a surreal space for design exhibitions. The Oct design museum focuses mainly on fashion shows, product design, and conceptual automotive shows…

A park on the city’s periphery houses the multipurpose hall (shows and music), as well as a community centre for the elderly.A very tight budget coupled with the aim to adopt an exemplary environmental approach were the leitmotifs running through the project option…