Dutch architecture office UNStudio is renovating and expanding the Elysion Congress Centre in Eindhoven by adding a cantilevered auditorium and vertical gardens.
Along with expanding the original floorplan, the practice will add a wood-and-steel auditorium with a capacity of 1,500 as well as a foyer and catering spaces to the congress centre in Eindhoven's technology region, Brainport.
The auditorium will cantilever over the existing buildings, so the original hotel and conference facilities can remain in operation.
UNStudio will add a cantilevering auditorium
UNStudio said the foyer would feature a wooden staircase and "vertical green gardens". The practice plans to integrate technological innovations into the project to improve the centre's sustainability. "The facade of the congress centre is principally made from wood and glass," explained UNStudio.
"The ambition is to couple this with nitrogen-dioxide absorbing surfaces ? an innovative new nano-technology that can capture pollutants from its surroundings."

The studio is working on a research project into applying nanotechnologies to construction materials such as concrete and paint.
Nitrogen dioxide is released by cars and the burning of fossil fuels, and can be harmful to human health.
In addition, UNStudio will look at greener transport options as part of the Elysion Congress Centre expansion, adding more electric car charging ports along with bicycle parking space.
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