Dawawine Cultural Center

Lebanon

Sleek and streamlined, it is still relaxed and cozy, peppered with squashy sofas where visitors can park themselves to chat or peruse the impressive collection of books.

A distinctive feature of this amazing space, where sound plays such a central role, is the Architettura Sonora’s sound space design developed by our partner 21dB, arranged specifically for the various spaces in order to be flexible with the center’s needs and to accommodate various kind of events, from live sound performances to poetry, from conference to various music sessions. The choice of different AS modules made possible to perfectly tailor sound to the use of each space and to make each space unique, from the outdoor terrace, to the bistrot, to the reading gallery.

The Dawawine, “espace des arts de la scène, du son, et de l’image”, is the newest cultural center in Beirut where performance, music and cinema finally meet. Designed by architect Jihad Kiamé, the nonprofit space is light and spacious, a modern, second-floor space in a modernist building in the Gemmayzeh district, strongly characterized by the elegantly curved, floor-to-ceiling bookshelves that defines a central volume “hiding” an intimate 32-seat movie theater with a state-of-the-art sound system.