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The building is designed by the French architects Architecture Studio, as a simple, diaphanous volume built of white marble, elevated over a glass base. The facades are simultaneously opaque and transparent depending on whether one perceives them from near or far.

The project is revealed in movement, as one approaches the building. The opacity of the stone is balanced by transparency, rhythm and material. Facades broken into horizontal entities of variable thickness from the base upwards filter the views and light.

Inside this frame of facades, an object, which encloses the two auditoriums, crosses the entire construction. This is the heart of the building. Magnified by the surrounding void, forms the ideal “stage” for the Foundations events. The program includes: 900 seat concert hall - theatre, 200 seat auditorium, and gallery space. Total surface area: 20.000m2
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2002-2006 : OWNER’S CONSULTANT & DESIGN COORDINATION
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