great lawn

[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 20/24

[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 20/24

Nicholas Buccalo

The Climb:  This proposal embraces the idea that one needs to ‘make the climb in order to accomplish anything in life’ and as such this is an experiential composition.

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[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 10/24

[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 10/24

Nicholas Buccalo

Secondary Entry Point. At the end of the great lawn is a secure access point to allow entry and exit during large festivals or gatherings of locals who may walk to the venue from the lower valley via the bridge crossing…  Read more →

[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 7/24

[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 7/24

Nicholas Buccalo

To celebrate and embrace the heritage and culture is what this project is about, thus, to provide a place for this to happen in a setting that can accommodate very large crowds…
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[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 3/24

[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 3/24

Nicholas Buccalo

One can think of all the primary public spaces as being organized around a circular courtyard ‘open-air atrium’, including the the Auditorium which is also connected via the ‘Bamiyan Stair Bridge.’ Read more →

[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 2/24

[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 2/24

Nicholas Buccalo

A place for these people, for their culture, for their place…

Situated along the sites’ natural slopes, our Bamiyan Cultural Center proposal takes in the beautiful views of the Bamiyan valley in the historical rich part of Afghanistan…
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