Building the City
Performing Arts Center in Reykjavik
Emphasis_
Our emphasis is on the creation of an open_public_space, which starts on the street level and flows into the underground. We set ourselves a goal to create the smooth, diverse flow through the building and its open_public_outside_inside spaces. We seek to reach a balance between private areas and public spaces, at the same time keeping the possibility to make small changes in the room divisions in order to create a flexible, dynamic use of the space. Therefore our goal was to achieve spatial diversity, flexibility and openness.
Idea_
To connect and unify a group of buildings and community through a public space. Therefore we design a square suitable for creative events and 'wrap' the building in the movable, flexible skin of perforated metal, which allows us to play with openness and enclosure in various ways.
Collaborator_
Birkir Ingibjartsson
Teachers_
Steinþór Kári Kárason
Asmundur Hrafn Sturluson