Bangalore International Centre / Hundredhands

Curated by Hana Abdel

Architects: Hundredhands
Area: 4420 m²
Year: 2019
Photographs:Andre Fanthome
Manufacturers: Saint-Gobain, Serge Ferrari, Coverings, Ferco, Sunworld
Landscape Architect: VSLA, Varna Shashidhar
Project Management: A. N. Prakash Construction Project Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd., A. N. Prakash
Structural Consultant: B. L. Manjunath, Manjunath & Co., B. L. Manjunath & Company
Sustainability Consultant: Mindwagon Sustainable Design, Deepak Kumar
Acoustical Consultant: Sound Wizard, Didier Weiss
HVAC & Electrical Consultants: Airtron Consulting Engineers, Jayathirtha Narayana
Performance Lighting Consultant: Pritham Kumar & DIEM Consultants
Interior Contractor: Raj Interior Works
General Contractor: S.V. Constructions Private Limited, S.V Constructions

Text description provided by the architects. The Bangalore International Centre (BIC) is a neutral, non-profit, member and donor-supported public institution founded to enhance dialogue and foster ideas across cultures, religions, regions, societies, and economies. It offers programs that expose decision-makers and citizens to diverse fields and points of view. These events are free and open to all. Therefore the created public space serves as both a spill out/pre-function for a 185-seat auditorium, two seminar rooms, an art gallery, a library, and a restaurant and as a flexible place for congregation, smaller performances, art exhibitions, etc. Organized behind a glass facade and framed by three-story concrete portals, this public life of the building is revealed and celebrated.