2024-05-02T19:11:06-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149935045/oma-releases-renderings-of-event-project-space-in-dubai Julia Ingalls 2016-03-16T14:09:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/rf/rfyspfvjnb1oqo33.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/143590227/archinect-speaks-to-designer-of-controversial-dubai-frame-project" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dubai's desire to become a (tasteful)</a> global cultural center is gaining further traction with an <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/382/oma" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OMA</a>-designed events and project space for local art-scene hub Alserkal Avenue. The 1,000 square meter gallery features four movable walls which can either rotate or slide within a flexible floor plan, and a set of transparent sliding entry doors that are designed to erase the boundary between inside and out (and visually connect the space to the exterior, plant-laden public square). A customized concrete spray will cover the exterior walls.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/gp/gppofscrkyld68nu.jpg"></p><p>This visual continuity echoes Alserkal Avenue Director&nbsp;Vilma Jurkute's&nbsp;hope that the space will "facilitate a closer dialogue between east and west while strengthening the infrastructure for the arts locally.&rdquo;</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/du/dum2e64ebmjvnofj.jpg"></p>