City Cultural Center - SANAA
First Prize

City Cultural Center - SANAA

First Prize


Ten different-sized volumes intersect or separate from each other, generating inner courtyards in accordance with the programmatic needs.The volumes rest on the ground or are raised to provide the building with shaded public spaces.

The pieces are porous, with different degrees of transparency. This enables to see from the outside through the different layers of activity that the complex holds, generating in this way complex and dynamic visual relations.