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Lagos, Nigeria
Hospitality
2025
Competition
The Ijora Arts District is a thriving art and culture community located at the gateway between the Lagos islands and the mainland. Recognizing the urgent need for housing and inclusive sustainable urban development, but also the need for practical and accessible spaces for people to engage with arts in practice and performance.
The neighbourhood is repurposed from underutilized buildings of a bygone industrial era, swampland and vacant harbour land. A large public park is carved out of the tropical overgrowth to anchor the neighbourhood with
communal space for recreation, sports and outdoor gatherings and events. Beyond the park, a new promenade connects Ijora Arts District to the greater city as it stretches from The National Theatre, along the Ebute Metta water edge and finally linking up with Lagos Terminus.
Old warehouses are converted into Mixed-Use buildings for people to live, work, enjoy the arts, cultural events and the city’s excellent natural assets.
A new Intermodal Transport Station located on Eko Bridge grants access to commuters arriving by train, car, bicycle, motorcycle and on foot. A new jetty along the promenade caters to those using water transport.
The Power Station becomes the central hub of Ijora Arts District. The building is conceptualised as 3 main volumes, each well-ventilated and well-lit with large openings, windows and skylights allowing natural light to flood into the enormous volumes. These 3 main volumes then form the shell comprising a variety of flexible (S/M/L/XL) multipurpose spaces for the public, corporates and institutions to use. These sheer volumes also allow for used including exhibition of very large art installations and sculptures.
Hospitality
2025
Competition
The Ijora Arts District is a thriving art and culture community located at the gateway between the Lagos islands and the mainland. Recognizing the urgent need for housing and inclusive sustainable urban development, but also the need for practical and accessible spaces for people to engage with arts in practice and performance.
The neighbourhood is repurposed from underutilized buildings of a bygone industrial era, swampland and vacant harbour land. A large public park is carved out of the tropical overgrowth to anchor the neighbourhood with
communal space for recreation, sports and outdoor gatherings and events. Beyond the park, a new promenade connects Ijora Arts District to the greater city as it stretches from The National Theatre, along the Ebute Metta water edge and finally linking up with Lagos Terminus.
Old warehouses are converted into Mixed-Use buildings for people to live, work, enjoy the arts, cultural events and the city’s excellent natural assets.
A new Intermodal Transport Station located on Eko Bridge grants access to commuters arriving by train, car, bicycle, motorcycle and on foot. A new jetty along the promenade caters to those using water transport.
The Power Station becomes the central hub of Ijora Arts District. The building is conceptualised as 3 main volumes, each well-ventilated and well-lit with large openings, windows and skylights allowing natural light to flood into the enormous volumes. These 3 main volumes then form the shell comprising a variety of flexible (S/M/L/XL) multipurpose spaces for the public, corporates and institutions to use. These sheer volumes also allow for used including exhibition of very large art installations and sculptures.
Collaborators:
Florentine Seidler
Justus Lohrke