Urban Entertainment Centre

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    View of Exterior
Related person
Will Alsop (architect)
Location
Europe->Netherlands->Flevoland Province->Almere
Description
"In line with the development masterplan for Almere, which envisages a process of 'intensification' for the city centre, Alsop designed a 16,000sqm waterfront entertainment centre. The Centre consists of a family of buildings grouped around a new square and elevated four metres on a unifying podium, which covers a parking area. Varied in form, the buildings use a variety of materials to create a rich new urban landscape.
At the heart of the development is the Pop Zaal, its reinforced concrete structure clad in pre-weathered zinc and steel mesh. The scale of the structure is not apparent at first sight and cloaks the various internal functions of auditorium, disco, bar and ancillary spaces in a continuous metal skin." - http://www.alsoparchitects.com/
Style/Period
2000s (2000 - 2009)