Sweeping roofs that symbolise movement and artistic expression will drape across Chungnam Art Center, which Danish studio 3XN is designing in South Korea.
Slated for competition by 2029, the performing arts centre will join a cluster of other cultural buildings in the Chungnam Art Precinct in Chungcheongnam-do province.
Danish studio 3XN is designing Chungnam Art Center in South Korea
The building will be defined by its roofscape, formed of curves that mirror the heights of the facilities inside including a lobby, performance halls and a fly tower.
Its form is also intended as a symbol of movement, specifically "the wave of a conductor's baton" and "the arc of a dancer's pointed toe as it arcs through the air", according to 3XN. It will be distinguished by its sweeping roofs
"The key inspiration for our design comes from movement," said 3XN founder Kim Herforth Nielsen.
"Chungnam Art Center will be a place as vibrant, layered and expressive as the art it will be home to," he continued. "We are thrilled to have been selected for this project to bring the province of Chungcheongnam-do a place where everyone can experience the arts and also take part in it themselves."
The building won't have a distinct front and back
The design for Chungnam Art Center was the winning entry in an international competition and was developed by 3XN with its sister studio GXN and local architects Siaplan and MDA.
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