3XN designs South Korean arts centre to evoke "dancer's pointed toe"

Sweeping roofs that symbolise movement and artistic expression will drape across Chungnam Art Center, which Danish studio 3XN is designing in South Korea.

Slated for competition by 2029, the performing arts centre will join a cluster of other cultural buildings in the Chungnam Art Precinct in Chungcheongnam-do province.

The building will be defined by its roofscape, formed of curves that mirror the heights of the facilities inside including a lobby...