2024-11-15T04:39:36-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150342005/mad-architects-unveils-design-of-new-dance-center-in-rotterdam Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2023-03-10T08:00:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f7/f7bdf301be8c7b004a7bd997012cf6cf.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/327769/mad-architects" target="_blank">MAD Architects</a> has revealed the design of Danshuis, a world-class dance center built from a former riverfront warehouse in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/205993/rotterdam" target="_blank">Rotterdam</a>, the Netherlands. It will feature professional dance studios, theaters, and exhibition spaces for dancers from around the world.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c3/c3a565809727242a234e70cbc2784c30.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c3/c3a565809727242a234e70cbc2784c30.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Proloog</figcaption></figure><p>MAD Architects was commissioned by philanthropic investor Droom en Daad Foundation. The Rotterdam-based organization aims to make the city a world leader through art and culture. Sitting along the south bank of the Mas River Rotterdam, the Danshuis will echo the adjacent <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150097758/mad-architects-to-help-transform-the-historic-fenix-warehouse-in-rotterdam-into-a-landmark-for-migrants" target="_blank">Fenix Museum of Migration</a>, MAD&rsquo;s first European cultural project.&nbsp;<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1a/1a1dbb63661aea5963eb33459121994d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1a/1a1dbb63661aea5963eb33459121994d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Proloog</figcaption></figure><p>For Danshuis, the architects preserved the original warehouse structure while introducing a number of components that express the project&rsquo;s aim to be a symbol for freedom and pluralism. This is evident through an open-air, semi-circular theater that refers to ancient Greek gathering spaces located in the middle area of the top floor. This performance space will be o...</p>