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New "C-City" museum district breaks ground in The Netherlands

The new C-City in Kerkrade will combine technology, science, and design in one connected museum district. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. C-City will serve as a gateway into the town of Kerkrade. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. Bird's eye view with cross of pedestrian routes. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. The sunken square at the heart of C-City. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. East-West route from the train station to the C-City center. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. North-South route to C-Square. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. Section of the Cube and Columbus buildings. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. Descending into the underground landscape between the C-City facilities. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. Tunnel towards the Earth Theater in the Columbus building. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. Inside the Earth Theater, which was designed as an inverse planetarium. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. Exhibition space under the 'floating' Cube. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. Design laboratory in Cube. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. Situation. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. Floorplan. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. Floorplan. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. Floorplan. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. Facade + section. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. Facade + section. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. Section. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. Wormview. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism. Construction site. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism.

Situation. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism.

Situation. Image courtesy of Shift Architecture Urbanism.