HOME in Manchester is an arts center designed by the Dutch firm Mecanoo. It was formed by merging Cornerhouse and the Library Theatre Company. Construction began in 2013 and was completed on April 24, 2015, and it was inaugurated on May 21, 2015. The cost was £25 million, funded by Manchester City Council, the Garfield Weston Foundation and Arts Council England. The article names no style or materials.
The building has five cinema screens, a 500-seat theatre, a 150-seat flexible studio and 5,400 square feet (500 m2) of gallery space for contemporary art. It also has a cafe bar and restaurant, and it forms part of a creative quarter in the city.
The charity Greater Manchester Arts Centre Limited runs it under a service contract with the council. It won an environmental sustainability award at the 2019 Manchester Culture Awards.
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