German firm Henn Architekten has been selected to renovate Munich’s Gasteig Cultural Centre, which has a claim to be Europe’s largest, with 2 million visitors a year.
The project will add a glazed bridge to connect the existing building to a new "Cultural Stage".
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The transparent stage will "stand in deliberate contrast to the monolithic and mineral-like character of the existing building", according to Henn Architekten.
The stage will act as a foyer, exhibition space and an event area, while creating shorter routes between the existing building’s venues.
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The centre was originally designed by the architecture partnership Raue, Rollenhagen, Grossmann and Lindemann and opened in 1985.
Images courtesy of Henn Architekten