The Helix venue in Dublin City University (DCU).
The Helix is a building on the Dublin City University campus between Glasnevin and Whitehall on Dublin's Northside, originally planned to be called the Aula Maxima. Recently completed, in 2002, it is described as a "performance space" and holds concerts, university conferring ceremonies and national arts shows. It was designed by Polish-born architects A & D Wejchert (Andrzej Wejchert & Danuta Kornaus-Wejchert) and is a stunning building containing elevations of contrasting glass and granite. Inside, the foyer – featuring inclined columns – is the main organising focal point in the building and is arranged over three levels with an interconnecting open void through which light spills from the roof. The void has a series of sweeping stairways, which twist, helix-like, to entice patrons towards the upper levels. Aside from the breathtaking vista of The Helix building inside and out, the venue prides itself on the range of performing arts that it can stage. The seating layouts in each of the three venues and the ratio of audience to performance can be changed to allow alternative uses ranging from theatre, cinema, concerts, musicals, drama, dance, operatic performances and pop concerts to exhibitions, banquets, seminars, examinations, graduations, conferences and corporate hospitality.
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Location: DCU, Dublin 9, Ireland
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