Tuesday 24 July 2012

Oloron Saint Marie Multimedia Centre - Pascale Guedot


Part of an ambitious urban regeneration project embellishing a land that used to be defined by hydroelectric-powered textile industries, the new Oloron Saint Marie Multimedia Centre displays its bold architecture in the town of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France.

French architectural firm Pascale Guédot, in collaboration with Michel Corajoud, took this first step in re-imagining this abandoned beret factory into a wonderful media center built on the remaining stone foundation.

The architects designed the 2,700 square meter building as a main wood latticed volume floating on top of a glass level below, where children are encouraged to learn. This is linked to the opposite banks via two walkways uniting in a 1,255 square meter public concourse and creating a necessary connection between river banks.







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