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Exterior view · Visualisation: 3XN
Spatial performance, culture and art are movement itself, and art comes alive in this movement. The motif of the design is defined by the movements expressed in art, which shape both the building’s functional systems and its form.
Through an approach that balances rational function with formal expression, Chungnam Arts Center is born as a single movement that encompasses the entire building and achieves harmony with its surroundings.
Role
Lead designer
Studio
3XN Architects, Copenhagen
Client
Chungnam Municipality
Programme
Arts center, 27,000 m²
Location
Chungnam, South Korea
Status
Schematic design
Year
2024–ongoing
Awards
1st prize, competition
Exterior view · Visualisation: 3XN
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Site
The center aims to rebuild the cultural ecosystem of Chungcheongnam-do. As the new core of the Naepo New Town cultural district, it connects nature and the city and forms a cultural cluster around the performing arts.
Site analysis
02
Concept
The building keeps its footprint small to return park space to the city. It has no front or back, and is rotated on its axis to frame views and connect to the Provincial Library and Art Museum, creating four plazas around it.
Elevations and section
03
Plans
Each floor holds all functions, linked to the park by one simple vertical circulation line. The folded roof echoes the Art Museum next door, and cuts in it draw nature into the building.
04
The visitor's journey
From the city streets, past Welcome Hill and into the building, every approach is marked by views of nature, links to the neighbouring institutions and chance encounters.
The visitor's journey
05
Performance hall
A 1,000-seat hall, expandable to 1,200. The curves of the roof continue inside: warm wood walls and an arched ceiling focus the audience on the stage.
Multipurpose performance hall · Visualisation: 3XN
View across the lake · Visualisation: 3XN
Design: 3XN · Visualisations: 3XN
