Cultural infrastructure
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about cultural infrastructure
Project • By INI Design Studio • Shopping Centres
Unity Mall
Reframing Retail as Cultural Infrastructure:
Unity Mall is conceived as an architectural response to a national question:Can retail infrastructure become an instrument of cultural integration, ecological sensitivity, and economic empowerment?
Shillong, the capital city of Meghalaya, is the primary gateway to the state. The site, located within the emerging New Shillong Township, is part of a rapidly developing administrative and institutional zone. Transcending conventional definitions, Unity Mall is conceived not as a sealed container of commerce, but a civic landscape where craft, culture, tourism, training, and community converge. It is an infrastructural framework designed to strengthen the cultural and economic fabric of the Northeas... More
Project • By Galeria Gabinete • Cultural Centres
Ponto C - Cultura e Criatividade
The Ponto C - Cultura e Criatividade project is more than just a new space in the city of Penafiel. It contributes to a transformation in the city’s urban fabric. A new entrance and a new connection with the southern area allow for structured expansion, putting aside the phrase that echoed for years as “the city split down the middle.” A renewed proximity with the historic center: what was once “the back” is now a carefully designed front, facing Praça de S. Martinho.
Ivo Tavares Studio
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Anticipating a large volumetric presence and considering the difference in topography, the building hides itself among planted greenery and magnolias. The presence of the old structure remains, giving w... More
Project • By In Opera Group • Parks/Gardens
Exchange Square
Exchange Square, designed by DSDHA, is a refurbishment of a major 1.5-acre public park above the tracks of Liverpool Street Station in London. Our terrazzo was supplied throughout, including water features, amphitheatre steps, paving and planter edges with complex 3D pieces. The challenge for In Opera was to provide over 3000 pieces, 90% of which were unique and many having to fit into each other perfectly. The 1.5-acre park will see a four-fold increase in the amount of planting and dramatically enhance biodiversity, with 25% of the area featuring green space that is accessible to all. Quadrupling the amount of green space at Broadgate, the aim is to boost the emotional and physical well-being of those that work at Broadgate and the local... More