Culture center

At the nexus of this growth and intensification of the University of Toronto’s Mississauga Campus is Moriyama Teshima’s UTM Innovation Complex. A major expansion of the former Kaneff Centre, the building is a new gateway to the UTM campus, an incubator for industry partnerships, and a multifunctional hub of academic, administrative, and social activity. Shai Gil Shai Gil The focal point of this dynamic synergy is the Rotunda, an open and airy circular atrium created at the heart of the building. Lined in warm-toned travertine and white oak, the light-filled Rotunda is an engaging gathering place for faculty, students, and industry partners and a key venue for receptions and conferences. Shai Gil Shai Gil Th... More

IYC Culture Centre is located in Melikgazi, Kayseri in Turkey. The project, which completed in 2011, is a culture and education center. Caption Caption It includes a dormitory, library, sports facility and conference hall. There are areas designed for students to increase their social activities and spend time. Caption More

The immense building complex, which once served as Aalborg's primary heat and power plant, has been transformed into Nordkraft. This revitalized space now hosts a wide range of activities, including music, sports, theater, art, education, tourist information, and a health center, all within the historic industrial complex. Helene Høyer Mikkelsen Helene Høyer Mikkelsen Helene Høyer Mikkelsen Helene Høyer Mikkelsen Originally constructed in 1947, Nordkraft housed the city's power plant and employed 384 people. Over the years, it underwent several expansions to meet the growing demand for electricity. In 1999, the power plant ceased operations, marking the beginning of a new era. Helene H&osl... More

 The existing Auditorium, is a great example of Modernism, designed by iconic Israeli architects Arieh Sharon and Benjamin Idelson in 1955. The 2,000m² building is the largest performance hall on the Weizmann Institute campus.   HQ Architects were commissioned to undertake the renovation and extension of this iconic building, which falls under strict ‘preservation’ rules, and where the facades and contour of the building cannot be modified. However, the ambition for the new Michael Sela Auditorium was to double the area of the existing lobby, and add a new social space suitable to accommodate different activities that go beyond the standard use of foyer as a waiting space. The concept is based on the observa... More

A quarry is the evidence of man’s action on nature; a universe in which men unintentionally sculpt pleats and volumes that result in a strange and visually striking geology. A manufactured landscape*, an organic architecture created by the trace of the search for raw materials, which brings us back to the origin from which the raw materials come. The captivating and unique nature of this landscape nourishes the concept. The access through a small opening in the monolithic facade links the visitor with the central space of monumental character, the "arrival to the quarry", the Agora. It is the starting point to begin a new journey of museographic character, where the multiple exhibition halls - with materials of diverse characteristics–... More

Observation building for the Mleiha NationalDesert Park in SharjahUncompromising architecture for extreme conditions: In one of the hottest places on Earth, in the middle of Sharjah’s untouched desert, 3deluxe is implementing an expressive building. On the ridge of the Jebel Fayah mountain range, a lookout architecture including an observatory as well as a natural history exhibition are being planned. Approximately one hour’s drive from Sharjah, capital of the Arab Emirate of the same name, a national park with numerous archaeological and scenic attractions is emerging. One the most significant excavation sites with finds from the Bronze Age is located around the settlements of Mleiha. The sustainable tourism project of... More

A Work of Substance was tasked to redesign and rebrand The Fleming Hotel, originally opened in 2006. A new take on the architecture, interior, products, and identity transformed The Fleming into a 66-room boutique hotel that is a true reflection of Hong Kong. Occupying a building from the 70s’, the hotel stands in Wan Chai close to Victoria Harbour front. The multilayered design concept draws inspiration from the location and history, leveraging Hong Kong’s maritime heritage and 70s’ industrial era to create a cultural, social and efficient character. One landmark that embodies these three elements is the Star Ferry — having connected people across the harbour for over a century, it is a piece of Hong Kong’s collective memory and... More

The kult is a new cultural hub for the town of Vreden and a vibrant focal point on its cultural route. It combines a 1.400 sqmartistic-historical museum with the cultural administration of the district, the local archives, an educational space, a tourist information point, a museum store and spaces for events and temporary exhibitions.The centre aims to walk the delicate line between sensitively integrating itself in the medieval heritage and establishing a contemporary landmark that actively contributes to Vreden’s cultural and social life.Its sculpturality is directly developed from the context, extending the small-scale structure of the housing along Vreden’s medieval wall and defining the town's edge.A new urban cultural route begins in... More

The approach of the Design team for this project is to develop an active, frequently used, modern and representative area for Hazar and his adjacent territory.The Culture Center Building is the so called ‘heart’ of the designed region. History and contemporary architectural visions are coming together and creating the new highlight of the city. Green areas for resting and recreation, playgrounds for children and adults, art – social-and cultural events, public happenings; all of them are designed to be connected and always in cooperation with each other. Topographical and natural conditions are used to create special and high qualitative architectural platforms or walk roads to experience the city in his best perspective. The culture center... More

Volkswagen Arena is located in Uniq Istanbul (Ayazağa Culture Center) and strives to become one of Europe's distinct entertainment facilities. Along with live concerts and world famous shows and dance performances, through its screen technology, it is also possible to create smaller venues that accommodate corporate and other special events. While the acoustic infrastructure of Volkswagen Arena provides superior sound quality, the fast "load in/load out" system allows for the easy execution of consecutive events. With a 286 ton load carrying capacity of the roof, the space allows for many different types of events and performances to take place. The total capacity of the space is 5800 people and is com... More

The City of Culture is a new cultural center for the Province of Galicia in northwestern Spain. Its design evolves from the superposition of three sets of information. First, the street plan of the medieval center of Santiago is overlaid on a topographic map of the hillside site (which overlooks the city). Second, a modern Cartesian grid is laid over these medieval routes. Third, through computer modeling software, the topography of the hillside is allowed to distort the two flat geometries, thus generating a topological surface that repositions old and new in a simultaneous matrix never before seen. The original center of Santiago conforms to a figure/ground urbanism in which buildings are figural, or solid, and the streets are residual... More