Qasr Cultural Center — Jeddah, KSA Civic Project
A public cultural venue built to host exhibitions and community events.
A Civic Space
Built to Gather.
Jeddah asked for a cultural venue flexible enough to host exhibitions one week and community events the next. The design centres on a column-free main hall with a reconfigurable lighting grid, so the space adapts without a full retrofit each time.
Vivere led architecture and structural engineering, working closely with acoustic and exhibition-lighting consultants throughout design.
How We
Got There.
The brief, the problem it created, and how the design resolved it.
Scope
Design a 5,200 m² cultural hub including gallery halls, performance amphitheatre, and community workshops.
Challenge
Spanning large column-free exhibition halls under coastal environmental conditions.
Solution
Custom post-tensioned concrete structural ribs that double as natural indirect light scoops.
Result
Opened on schedule with acclaimed acoustic and architectural flexibility for year-round cultural programming.
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