| Headquarters for the television station ARTE |
(Strasbourg, France) |
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The elaboration of the concept for Arte’s headquarters goes beyond responding
to purely functional requirements. It is about defining a space able to reflect
this new cultural dimension, resulting from both the confrontation and symbiosis
of French and German cultures. The project was moulded in view of this new European
horizon. It stands as a witness to this cultural diversity combining two unique
entities in a stable and knowing balance.
The proposal is both rich and complex volumetrically, while straightforward
in its architectural language. The programmatic elements are organised as a
number of independent blocks, interconnected by interstitial spaces, places
of transit and chance encounters.
The studios consist of double or triple height volumes, whilst the programmatic
elements, grouped floor by floor, establish a more linear series of spaces.
The building’s different “populations” thereby assert their
existence and autonomy, while maintaining a close relationship with each other.
The architecture is devised as an assemblage, a compression of metal volumes
between which circulation and meeting spaces are set. |
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