Corby Cube, 21st century civic hub and arts centre in Northants, United Kingdom

May 23, 2011 Category: Cultural, Public Buildings

Designed by HawkinsBrown, Corby Cube, 21st century civic hub and arts centre is located in Northants, United Kingdom. HawkinsBrown’s striking glazed Corby Cube, the focal point of a major regeneration programme to revitalise the former steel making town in Northants, UK has completed and is now open to the public. Won in international competition in 2004, the Corby Cube combines a diverse programme of civic and arts uses into a new model for civic architecture.

Maximising its central location at the heart of a new town square, the building’s array of uses are arranged around an internal ‘promenade architecturale’ composed into a coherent glazed cube form with four ‘live’ elevations, each articulating the uses contained within. Commissioned by Corby Borough Council, the Corby Cube is part of a wider regeneration strategy driven by North Northants Development Company to revitalise Corby as a vibrant, confident and attractive town to live, work, visit, shop and do business.

Corby Cube, 21st century civic hub and arts centre design by HawkinsBrown