Students’ House of Culture Iasi

Address : 30 Vasile Conta Street, postcode: 700106, Iasi
Town/Suburb/City : Iasi - Romania
State/County/Province : Iasi city - North-East of Romania
Country : Romania
      
Created as a necessity of leisure by students in Iasi, the Students’ House of Culture has quickly become a real cultural landmark and a springboard for the young talents. The building includes an auditorium with 783 seats, foyers, exhibition halls, a library, conference rooms and various cultural and educational activities. The Students’ House of Culture has a total area of 2155 square meters. Together with “Mihai Eminescu” University Library, the Students’ House of Culture gives a distinct characteristic to the Youth Square in Iasi, the entire area featuring a special architectural value. Structurally, the building can be regarded as having the structural strength of reinforced concrete frames, locally braced by 25 and 37.5 cm thick-masonry. The building was originally designed as a massive structure of masonry, with concrete floors, but during the design period it became a structure on frames with a performance hall placed in the middle of the built volume.


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