{"id":75759,"date":"2024-12-19T18:02:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T17:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zazzeri.it\/?p=75759"},"modified":"2024-12-19T18:02:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T17:02:21","slug":"an-architecture-designed-for-digital-arts-riyadh-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zazzeri.it\/en\/an-architecture-designed-for-digital-arts-riyadh-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"AN ARCHITECTURE DESIGNED FOR DIGITAL ARTS RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Diriyah Art Futures in Riyadh, designed by the Roman studio Schiattarella Associati for the national plan \u201cVision 2030\u201d, is a center dedicated to digital arts, the first in the world built from scratch for this purpose. It hosts galleries, ateliers, artist residences, research laboratories and a training center on new media.<\/p>\n

The architecture dialogues with the historical and geographical context: the site is located near the UNESCO heritage site of At-Turaif and follows the path of the ancient walls of Diriyah, along a slope that slopes towards a fertile wadi. The building, defined as \u201cborder\u201d, combines simple volumes separated by slits that favor natural ventilation and connections with an adjacent park.<\/p>\n

The project avoids both the neo-vernacular style and the neo International Style, reinterpreting traditional Saudi architecture in a contemporary way, with particular attention to the concept of \u201cvoid\u201d: courtyards, patios and labyrinthine spaces illuminated by skylights. On the outside, the void translates into a public square, while on the inside it becomes a shared underground space that connects the different functions of the complex.<\/p>\n

From: Domusweb.it<\/p>\n

Ph credits: Hassan A Alshatti<\/p>\n