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Herzog & de Meuron. Deptford is a restructuring area, southeast of London, where the Laban Center has been constructed. St. Paul’s Church becomes an important point of reference for this new complex. The large, embracing gesture of the Laban building volume gives the effect of creating a spatial limitation as well as a melting together of ...
Apr 1, 2022 · Buildings tend not to be considered for listing until they are at least 30 years old. However, an early listing for the Laban Dance Theatre, which would make it the youngest listed building in the UK, would be more than reassuring. After two decades the building is remarkably fresh and remains a resounding statement of confidence in the quiet ...
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The Laban Centre for Movement and Dance, founded by Hungarian artist Rudolf Laban over half a century ago, was originally known as the Art of Movement Studio. It has become one of the most distinguished dance conservatories in the world. In 1997, the Center convened a contest to choose the project for the new headquarters. Swiss architects Jacques ...
Located in a suburban area east of London, primarily residential fabric, along the south side of the river Thames in Depford Creek.
The Laban is a building full of artistic ideas, structural, environmental, social and contextual. Its main concept is based on independent skin surrounding the building and the use of color. The center has a clear vocation urban. The volume of the building is erected in a gesture that “hugs” with its subtly those who contemplate. This is one of the...
Are especially prominent in the building facades multicolores. Panels are composed of transparent or translucent glass, distinguishing features of the sites where they are. Polycarbonate panels of color are placed on the glass, to serve as shields from the sun and reflexes as well as contribute to energy savings. The facades do not maintain a stabl...
The center is divided into three floors of nearly 90 meters long and 60 wide. It is organized around two parallel movements, a public and private across the whole plant and culminating in a large window that provides a key to the environment. These circulations form a wedge, creating spaces for reunion. Two spiral staircases take all three levels o...
The new Laban Dance Centre is located in Deptford, South East London. In an area otherwise lacking architectural cohesion, Herzog & de Meuron have created a gesture of embrace that opens up towards the baroque church of St.Paul’s, 300m away. Inside the curved buildings, the rooms are arranged to form a topography.
Brighton-based Stephenson toured both the inside and outside of the contemporary dance school, which is best-known for its translucent polycarbonate and glass facade that displays a spectrum of ...
The shadow images of the dancers, which will fall onto the matte glass surfaces of the interior walls and façades, have a magical effect and play an active part of the Laban’s architectural identity. Project info: Architectures: Herzog & de Meuron. Location: London / United Kingdom. Total floor area: 8,203 m2. Year: 2003. Work finished in: 2003.
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Jun 4, 2007 · Laban dance centre swept the critics off their feet when its gleaming facades were first unveiled. But for the school, poorly functioning services mean it's just a pretty face. Designed to architectural acclaim, the operation of the award winning dance centre has been marred by poor performing services. Centre director Anthony Bowne fumes at ...
