{"id":3284,"date":"2025-08-14T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T09:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=3284"},"modified":"2025-08-15T15:28:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:28:23","slug":"carlo-ratti-unveils-design-for-grand-fendika-cultural-center-in-addis-ababa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/14\/carlo-ratti-unveils-design-for-grand-fendika-cultural-center-in-addis-ababa\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlo Ratti unveils design for Grand Fendika Cultural Center in Addis Ababa"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Addis<\/div>\n

Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati<\/a> has revealed the design for the Grand Fendika Cultural Center in Ethiopia that will “invite the energy of Addis Ababa<\/a> in”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Located in the Kazanchis neighbourhood of the Ethiopian capital, the building will become the home of the Grand Fendika Cultural Center following the demolition of its previous building in 2024.<\/p>\n

The cultural centre will be designed by Carlo Ratti Associati<\/a> (CRA) in collaboration with Grand Fendika’s founder, Melaku Belay, and “local and global communities”.<\/p>\n

\"Birds-eye
The building has a stepped design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Grand Fendika Cultural Center will function both as a cultural venue and a hotel, and has an open design that aims to connect the venue with the surrounding neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

To create an indoor-outdoor feel, the stepped design features a stair-ramp that starts at ground level and leads up to a rooftop terrace, passing a number of different spaces along the way.<\/p>\n

Grand Fendika Cultural Center will house rehearsal studios, classrooms, performance halls, artist residency spaces, a cafe, archives and an open-air stage.<\/p>\n

“We took inspiration from the way Fendika has been naturally engaging with the city around it,” studio founder Carlo Ratti<\/a> said.<\/p>\n

“Our design reflects this openness, creating a building that blends the boundaries between outside and inside; it encourages interaction and invites the energy of Addis Ababa in.”<\/p>\n

\"People
It will house performance spaces that can be seen from many levels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Inside the four-storey building, spaces will be linked by interwoven staircases and double-height spaces, while balconies and landings will provide more spaces for visitors to interact with the programming.<\/p>\n

Grand Fendika Cultural Center will also feature broad, street-facing windows to open it up towards the street.<\/p>\n