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FG erects Cultural Centre in AbujaIn dire need of having a replica of the National Theatre in Abuja, the Federal Government has contracted an Italian architectural firm, Studio Nicoletti and Associates to construct the Nigeria Cultural Centre and Millennium Tower in the Federal Capital City (FCT).
The cultural centre that consists of a 170-metre tower would be home to a 1,200-seat auditorium, museums and galleries, cultural centre, top notch hotel, fitness centre, restaurants and, of course, shoe shops where, if the glazed theme is anything to go by, one could just pick up some glass slippers.
The project, planned to be Nigeria’s tallest building when completed, will have along with it an eight-storey low-rise section supported by reinforcing strip at the edges and by high-tension supports emanating from where roof and building meet.
Studio Nicoletti and Associates were keen to maximise space as much as possible and not only have they managed to create a pillarless space but also managed to make the building’s roof a focal point.
Features in the edifice include three cylindrical concrete pillar-like structures, which are varying in height and linked together near the tower’s first peak using a disc shaped section, which will house observation decks and a restaurant where visitors will be able to enjoy spectacular views of the city below while they eat. Around the pillars of the tower, three transparent stainless steel wings wrap delicately but protectively around the base of the tower and gradually open outwards in a fanlike fashion as they extend up the height of the tower.
The project also comes with a low rise, wedge-shaped building. This will have fully glazed facades and rises from two storey at one end to approximately 11 storey at the other. Inside the building, which will hold the cultural centre, various zones are also constructed from glazing and are rather angular in appearance with the exception of a massive glass ball with a spiraling walkway, which would possibly house botanical gardens.
Using light steel and, of course, glazing the roof is a rather spectacular geometrically patterned affair, which almost looks like the gothic style vaulting found in many churches around Europe and is created using three flat saddle domes, a technique devised and prolifically used by Santiago Calatrava who has made it one of his signatures.
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