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COMPETITION: PENANG ARTS DISTRICT, MALAYSIA, 2016 (2ND PRICE)

The Penang Development Corporation (PDC), a state-owned Development Corporation, intended to develop an Arts District in George Town, Penang (Malaysia). PDC invited proposals for the development which would be home for the arts and creative businesses in Penang. The concept from Artdepartment Berlin / 2x20ft took the 2nd place.

The Penang State Government had envisioned Penang Arts District (PAD) to be the creative hub of Penang’s contemporary arts and culture, as an initiative to catalyse the economic growth of the creative industry in Penang.

Situated at a site area of 9.2 acres, the arts district ought to consist of an innovatively designed cluster of containers that are affordable, efficient and environmentally friendly. With a gross floor area of 80,000 square feet, PAD is set to be the largest container city in the world, housing galleries, art spaces, studios, workshops, artisanal retail stores, premium outlets and much more to support the thriving creative industry in Penang.

LBS MINIMAL CONTAINER HOUSE : Concept 2011

This type of container house developed for LBS Bausparverträge with the agency Insglück for promotional purposes is ideal for use on camping grounds or in places where no own sanitary facilities are necessary. This could be in the dunes of the Baltic Sea or in your backyard as a guest house.

STREET SPORTS HALL : Berlin, Winter 2012/2013

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This Street Sports Hall concept was developed on the basis of the events hall module for an investor who is passionate about sports. The aim is to demonstrate the possibility of using sea containers for street sports halls, especially for Footsal. An old train station area in Lichtenberg, Berlin, was thus brought back to life.

The big halls have a surface area of approx. 1000m2, the small ones approx. 420m². This design is ideal for temporary sports events.