The cultural building is the result of an international competition launched in 2012, in which the design by the German architects Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp for short) won out. Six identical, freestanding structures were created, each 70 x 70 metres long and hollowed out on two sides. Like mushrooms, they rise 50 metres into the air.
The architects built the building modules so that together they form a single unit. But from every perspective, their rounded façades look different. A river meanders in an artificial channel through the park and between the building sections. A staircase creates a connection to the shops and the nearby underground station in the basement.
A covered urban space for public events has been created in the centre of the building modules. But cultural life also takes place inside. All six building modules have their own entrance. There is a library, a hotel, museums and art galleries as well as offices and commercial space.