3XN : ‘Buen’ Cultural Housing

” 3XN has proposed a masterplan for a cultural center and new residential units in Mandal, Norway - entitled “Buen” [the arch]. The project is described by 3XN as ‘a green blanket that elevates and makes room for the cultural center, and thus integrates it in the surrounding landscape‘. The masterplan focuses on reflecting the characteristics of the ‘classic’ Norwegian wooden house, through