Studio Seilern Architects Used Three Colonnades Around the Gouna Plaza
Elena Rahman — March 8, 2022 — Art & Design
References: studioseilern & dezeen
Studio Seilern Architects is a London-based firm. The creative minds at Seilern enclosed the Gouna Festival Plaza in the Red Sea resort of El Gouna, Egypt, with a trio of colonnades, giving off an ethereal appearance. The larger-than-life structures are built within an artificial lagoon.
The plaza marks the first stage of the Gouna Conference and Culture Centre, designed as a landmark cultural destination for the resort town. The culture venue in Gouna aims to unify the town in a strong urban gesture. According to Christina Seilern, the principal of Studio Seilern Architects, the colonnades give the area "a new point of focus with a captivating cultural venue." Studio Seilern Architects continues its partnership with the resort owners in an agreement to bu7ild a 600-seat concert hall and conference center in the coming years.
Image Credit: Studio Seilern Architects
The plaza marks the first stage of the Gouna Conference and Culture Centre, designed as a landmark cultural destination for the resort town. The culture venue in Gouna aims to unify the town in a strong urban gesture. According to Christina Seilern, the principal of Studio Seilern Architects, the colonnades give the area "a new point of focus with a captivating cultural venue." Studio Seilern Architects continues its partnership with the resort owners in an agreement to bu7ild a 600-seat concert hall and conference center in the coming years.
Image Credit: Studio Seilern Architects
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