The Arctic Culture Center is a central venue for art, cultural
activities, and conferences in Hammerfest, the world's northernmost town. The building seeks to be a space where
accessibility, openness and creative, artistic energy are expressed. The foyer
of AKS is formalized as a public acclimatized open-space between built masses,
connecting the main coastal road (Strandgata) to the quay along the waterline 3
meters below. The urban gesture is repeated throughout the plan,
but it has its last (or first) expression in another open-space, the Arctic
Arena – an outdoor auditorium. Conceptually Arctic Arena, like the other open
spaces in the project connects the street level with the NorthernSea,
but it also provides exceptional and unique public space for the city.The project is the first phase of a broader seafront development.