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Project • By nextoffice • Art Galleries
Sadra Artists Forum
The artist forum project at New Sadra City is aiming to improve the cultural scene and ambiance of a bedroom suburb of Shiraz. Amongst other public and cultural programs along one of the city’s main axes, the project relies on public spaces as collaborative spaces.
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Situated adjacent to a park, the Artist Forum building is on a lower level, which creates a gradient of public spaces. The project consists of four adjacent public spaces of different qualities. We have tried to remove any hard inside/outside boundaries and boundaries between the spaces while at the same time allowing for each space to be autonomous. Two of the spaces are exterior; an artists’ hangout and a public plaza the former requiring a level of... More
Project • By Giancarlo Zema Design Group • Coasts
GEN.O.A.
The GENeration Ocean Atoll Project (GEN.O.A.) aims to be the first Community Center (C.C.) in the Maldives atoll of Rasdhoo, dedicated to young people and future generations for the study, protection and dissemination of the well-being of the oceans. An iconic structure resulting from the creativity of the Italian architect Giancarlo Zema who is inspired by the gentle and sinuous shape of the Manta Ray, an aquatic animal par excellence symbol of the oceans with its large wings and characteristic cephalic fins. A poetic and tame aquatic animal that, despite its large size, feeds only on plancton, respecting the balance of the sea with its intelligence. The GEN.O.A. Community Center is a modern high-design infrastructure of 1,500 square meter... More