Angelo Candalepas and Associates set to design Australia's most prominent art and design gallery

Australian studio Angelo Candalapas and Associates' winning plan for the new National Gallery of Victoria Contemporary in Melbourne has towering arches and a spherical atrium.
The skyscraper will be built on a triangular block in central Melbourne, immediately across from the National Gallery, to replace an outdated tower. The architecture of the new gallery will feature massive vaulted apertures that will function as entry points throughout the building's facade.

According to renderings, sculptural glass components punctuate each facade. The western facade will have a line of triangular windows running the length, with lantern-built cube shapes sitting atop it.
Visitors will be greeted by a central hall-cum-atrium that rises 40 meters overall levels of the structure and adjoins a circular skylight as they enter the gallery.
The spherical atrium will be used as a gallery for large-scale artworks. Visualizations, robbed, ribbed taper and step in a spiraling promenade, 13,000 square meters of the display distance will be available for art and design exhibitions in the gallery areas.

The structure will also have a place for entertainment that will connect 2 extra spaces the National Gallery and Victoria's expanded public parkland.
A multi-story portico-style veranda will run the length of the building's eastern facade, giving each notch access to outdoor spread.
A vast terrace and sculpture garden on the roof will be built adjacent to the glass lantern, which will house the gallery's bar and provide guests with panoramic views of the city.