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Art Bunker Cultural Centre in Hampshire
21 Mar 2022
Design: PAD studio & Allan Murray Design
Location: Hampshire, South of England, UK

Renders: Ineffable Tale Studio ©
New Art Bunker, South England
PAD studio and Allan Murray Design have revealed ambitious concept designs for the Art Bunker, a new contemporary community arts hub on the South Coast of England.

The Art Bunker was conceptualised to provide a local community in Hampshire with a renewed arts and cultural centre. The Art Bunker features a primary gallery space for exhibitions, and a secondary large studio below ground level that has the flexibility to accommodate both exhibitions, lectures, and workshops.
PAD studio has collaborated with place-making specialist Allan Murray of Allan Murray Design, who has completed award winning public, education, and urban design projects across the UK.

The Art Bunker is directly inspired by the powerful geometries and angular remains of historic military fortifications on the Hampshire coast. The dramatic, modern form is wrapped in a slick metallic skin and features sweeping glazed elevations. A landscaped forecourt permeates the centre of the plan separating the exhibition hall, workshop/studio, and entrance hall, and opening onto a sprawling publicly accessible sculpture garden.

The Art Bunker embodies PAD studio?s signature approach to sustainable archit...