Architectural Competition | Kunst Museum | Basel | Switzerland | Alenjandro Aravena Architect

In a mu­se­um, there are al­ways two forces pulling in op­po­site di­rec­tions.
On one hand, the pro­gram ide­al­ly re­quires a rather her­met­ic box: ex­hi­bi­tion halls with plen­ty of walls with con­trolled sources of light and safe for valu­able pieces of art.
On the oth­er hand, mu­se­ums tend to be lo­cat­ed in priv­i­leged con­texts, so it is de­sir­able that the dif­fer­ent halls ben­e­fit from those lo­ca­tions by open­ing spaces and es­tab­lish­ing a per­me­able re­la­tion­ship with the sur­round­ings........more

International Architectural Design Competition | Cultural Center and Concert Hall | Torun | Poland | Aedas

Aedas was invited to participate in design competition for Cultural Centre in Torun, Poland.
The investment consists of:
Urban concept which shows connections of the area inside Jordanki with public roads outside the district Multifunctional Concert Hall for 1000 viewers with a technical / service area and underground car park for 200 cars.
Masterplan for the area around Concert Hall including the organised green area.
Rebuilding of the infrastructure which is in conflict with the designed Concert Hall Communication service inside the district with a parking system.......more

Invited Architectural Competition | First Prize | House of Culture and Movement | Adept Architects

The main building, the House of Culture and Movement, or Ku-Be (Kultur- og Bevægelseshus) is a rectangular glass volume containing six stacked ideal programmatic elements. The space in-between can be programmed flexibly as a 'play zone' with various activities and main circulation. The stacked elements hold more specific uses: a theatre, a health zone, food zone, a zen area, a study centre and exhibition hall, fitness and activity centre, a wellness centre and an area for the administration. The theatre is flexible and can be used in different stage and audience settings; in addition its large window allows it to be used as an open air theatre where the public stays in the garden. The building is a truly multifunctional public centre which engages its users............more