Article source: 3XN
The Cultural Centre ”Buen” (The Arch) in the Southern Norwegian village of Mandal is shaped like a green blanket that elevates and integrates the building in the surrounding landscape. The glass façade opens up and exposes the lobby to the river bank allowing plenty of daylight into the building. The building is adjusted in colour, scale and proportion to the characteristic and picturesque Norwegian wooden houses by the river’s edge.
- Architects: 3XN
- Project: The Arch Cultural Center
- Location: Havnegt. 2, 4515 Mandal, Norway
- Client: Halse Property, Norway
- Engineer: Rambøll, Norway
- Landscape: Asplan Viak, Norway
- Theatre Technique: AIX architects, Sweden








