Highlights 2025

This year’s highlights include the completion of Cloud 11 in Bangkok, a 250,000-square-meter mixed-use development redefining urban experiences in the capital of Thailand. The transformation of the Heyligenstaedt area in Gießen, Germany, into a 23,000-square-meter vibrant mixed-use space. In Brussels, the Centre Monnaie, a 62,000-square-meter landmark that has long been an underutilized presence at the heart of the city, is being reimagined into a contemporary mixed-use hub for the citizens of Brussels to enjoy.

Cultural milestones for 2025 include the extension of the Théâtre des Amandiers in France with a third 200-seat theatre, as well as the completion of The New Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane/Meanjin, a space that blends traditional performance art with emerging theatre trends, and the extension of the historic performance space Powell Hall in St. Louis, Missouri. These projects reflect Snøhetta’s dedication to crafting spaces that connect history with modernity. In addition, projects like Lakehouse Wendelstrand, a transformation of an old quarry to a new garden city in Mölnlycke, Sweden, and a station in Riyadh's new metro network will open during the next 12 months. Furthermore, with the Shanghai Grand Opera House construction advancing at a fast pace, we’re thrilled to bring you updates on this project in the coming year as well.

On the design front, Snøhetta's product design team is unveiling the Balancing Stool for Danish furniture manufacturer +Halle, demonstrating a commitment to functional yet innovative design and craftsmanship. Meanwhile, the graphic and digital design team has revitalized the brand identity and website for Promenaden, a leading Norwegian property developer specializing in retail and office spaces.

These projects underscore Snøhetta’s commitment to innovation and holistic design, creating spaces and objects to enrich lives and communities. With a diverse range of global initiatives set to unfold in 2025, we look forward to sharing these milestones and more in the months ahead.

Centre Monnaie

Known for its iconic, cross-shaped form, the 1970s building Centre Monnaie/Muntcentrum in Brussels, Belgium, has been a physically present yet functionally underutilized presence at the heart of the city center, as an office building and commercial hub. By transforming the 62,000 m² structure into a unique, mixed-use complex, the building will offer the citizens of Brussels a renewed and contemporary space to enjoy.

As an energy-efficient retrofit, the design developed together with local partner Binst Architects aspires to sustain the future of the building in the widest sense: spatially, architecturally, economically and socially. By moving away from a mono-purpose function towards a more sustainable, mixed-use space with residential, commercial and leisure functions, the 63-meter-tall building will be better equipped to serve the city’s changing needs.

Cloud 11

Bangkok is known for its buzzing street life and cultural landmarks. However, the city also needs more green spaces. Responding to local initiatives for sustainability and livability, Cloud 11, a 250,000 m2 mixed-use building in the upcoming CyberTech district of South Sukhumvit in Bangkok, is designed to improve the quality of life for the local community, offering 24-hour access to green spaces, cultural institutions, and modern amenities.

Cloud 11 includes elevated gardens with a big central lawn, which will become the largest of its kind in Thailand, and a series of pocket parks, creating spaces for diverse programs in the neighborhood. As a resilient hub for the community, Cloud11 acts as an urban lung for the public, while responding to existing environmental and ecological challenges.

Gießen

The 23,000 square meters mixed-use development is located on a former industrial site in the Heyligenstaedt area of Gießen. Snøhetta’s proposal focuses on the diverse uses, the history and the characteristics of the public spaces in the new urban quarter. The design concepts for four different courtyard situations concentrate on specific atmospheres that inspire and define the architecture, the designs and the materials of the buildings, taking into account the adjacent uses. The three- and four-story blocks are predominantly built in timber.

The range of open spaces include a tranquil green oasis as well as a lively urban space with meeting points, event space, café terraces and restaurant gardens or an attractive atrium space for sports activities.The mixed-use development is currently under construction and will be completed in autumn 2025.

Théâtre des Amandiers

The design was conceived to accommodate the theatre's experimental profile by creating a flexible transformable space that brings the building closer to its urban environment, while making it more visible from the outside and brighter inside.

The project involves extending the existing facilities by adding a third 200-seat theatre to the existing 900-seat building. The existing restaurant and bookshop will also be reorganised.

New Performing Arts Venue

In 2019, Snøhetta was announced the winner of the new Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) design competition together with local Meanjin based partner Blight Rayner. The New Performing Arts Venue is a government funded project that will serve the QPAC for ballet, drama and opera, as well as amplified performances including Broadway musicals.

The New Performing Arts Centre will also have flexibility to cater for new and emerging theatre styles and trends. The project will provide a 1500 seat commercial theatre venue in the heart of Meanjin and is scheduled to open in 2025.

Powell Hall

To ring in the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's centennial in 2025, Snøhetta is leading the design for the expansion and modernization of the historic performance space Powell Hall. Several public spaces will work in concert with a new lobby and back-of-house expansion to provide universal accessibility, educational facilities, and improved musician and backstage spaces.

Drawing on the spatial language of concert halls and the instruments within, the entry is shaped as a series of canted shells assembled from raked masonry, creating a front-of-house addition defined by simple inclined surfaces and arched openings inspired by the musical nature of the building and its program. Inside, social areas within a triple-height space will include terraces that overlook one another. Ultimately, the expansion of Powell Hall will make the building a productive and inspiring venue for the musical and performing arts in St. Louis and beyond.

Balancing Stool

For the last six years, Danish furniture manufacturer +Halle, has invited designers and experts once a year to investigate one behavioural theme. For this year's study, Snøhetta was invited to explore the theme "Moving" alongside three other design studios and to investigate the selected emerging behavior within the world of furniture design.

As a result of the workshop, Snøhetta has designed the Balancing stool, based on the idea that little movement can have a big impact. The constant motion or state of balance, engages your core, improves posture and increases productiveness. The Balancing stool will launch in 2025.

Promenaden

Promenaden is a Norwegian property developer specializing in retail and office spaces in downtown Oslo, home to some of the city's most exclusive stores. To strengthen their brand, Snøhetta has developed a unique identity, including a custom typeface inspired by lettering found on their building facades, blending echoes of the past with a modern, contemporary feel. The monogram and visual elements further connect the brand to its historic yet vibrant surroundings.

The identity gives Promenaden a strong visual presence, unifying their communications across printed and digital materials. Snøhetta has also created a new website, consolidating four separate sites into one cohesive platform tailored to diverse audiences, from locals to international visitors. The brand now captures Promenaden's heritage and vision, setting the stage for greater visibility in Oslo.

You can read more about Snøhetta's projects here.

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Morten Moum

Group PR and External Communication Lead, Snøhetta AS

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