Concrete (Alserkal Avenue)

Concrete
General information
Location Al Quoz, Dubai
Coordinates 25°08′31″N 55°13′31″E / 25.1420°N 55.2253°E / 25.1420; 55.2253Coordinates: 25°08′31″N 55°13′31″E / 25.1420°N 55.2253°E / 25.1420; 55.2253
Design and construction
Architecture firm Office for Metropolitan Architecture, OMA

Concrete is a multi-disciplinary space located on Alserkal Avenue in the Al Quoz district of Dubai. It is the first building in the United Arab Emirates to be completed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA).[1] With multiple configurations, the 600-square-metre Concrete has double-height ceilings, movable walls and a translucent facade that can be positioned to create indoor-outdoor experiences.[2]

Iyad Alsaka of OMA's Dubai office was the lead architect on the project,[3] which opened to public in March 2017 with the exhibition Syria: Into the Light, organized the Atassi Foundation.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Heathcote, Edwin."OMA’s Concrete rises in Dubai", The Financial Times, 10 March 2017
  2. ↑ Gibson, Eleanor. "OMA's first project in Dubai is a cultural centre with moving eight-metre-high walls", Dezeen, 16 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Ro, Lauren. "OMA opens its first project, Concrete, in Dubai as a flexible arts venue" Curbed, 17 March 2017
  4. ↑ Boucher, Brian. "Rem Koolhaas Infliltrates Dubai With an Expectation-Defying Art Center" Artnet News, 17 March 2017
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