A Kaleidoscopic Symphony Part 1 Project 2024 Dylan Baliski University of Dundee | UK Every neighbourhood is a sum of its cultures. Some are mono-cultural, characterised by a single heritage, while others are multicultural, with diverse backgrounds shaping the area. Berlin's neighbourhood Kreuzberg exemplifies a multicultural neighbourhood containing cultures from across the globe. This multiculturalism is typically known as a "melting-pot", but this doesn't quite apply to Kreuzberg, as each culture is so hierarchically distinct within the architecture. In Lawrence Fuchs's book "The American Kaleidoscope", he uses a "kaleidoscope of cultures" as a metaphor to describe the voluntary multicultural pluralism within American history, which more accurately describes Kreuzberg.The building takes the German and Turkish cultures (the two most prevalent in the area) and expresses them as two distinct strata: the convention and the abstraction. The convention houses the solid elements stemming from the urban block: the recording studios, multi- function rooms, and back-of-house spaces. The abstraction houses the interstitial foyer space, sloping above the private plinth and into the kaleidoscope, the intersection of the two forms, housing the kaleidoscopic auditorium.This theatre is for everyone, regardless of ethnicity, background, or taste in music. It will all be accommodated within the intersecting confines of the building, creating a kaleidoscopic symphony of culture and music. Dylan Baliski Tutor(s)