france Projects 12 Created 03-Aug-14 By M D, Bratislava, Slovakia Centre Chorégraphique National Aix-en-Provence, Rudy Ricciotti dance theater Carré d'art CMA CGM Head Office Unité d'habitation Cité Radieuse Station Fourragere 4 ENSOSP 8 Monaco Monte-Carlo Station 9 Vieux Port Pavilion 10 Marseille, Foster & Partners canopy 5 MuCEM 11 Marseille, Rudy Ricciotti culture, museum, theatre 6 Marseille, Corinne Vezzoni bus station, subway station Psychiatric Hospital Monaco, Monaco AREP train station Marseille, Le Corbusier hotel, housing 3 Marseille, Zaha Hadid s office Marseille, SCAU clinic, hospital Nîmes, Foster & Partners exposition space, library, museum 2 Villa Méditerranée 12 Marseille, Stefano Boeri architetti auditorium, exposition space, installation, music theatre 7 Aix-en-Provence, SCAU education http://wwwmimoaeu/users/myra/guides/france/ Institut Régional de Formation des Professions Paramédicales 13 Avignon, NBJ ure education, renovation 1
photo: Philippe Ruault photo: Philippe Ruault Centre Chorégraphique National Avenue Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 530 13627 Aix-en-Provence http://wwwpreljocajorg/ This building, designed by French architect Rudy Ricciotti, is an atypical project, fascinating for the ambiguous play it generates between envelope and structure It is built on a very limited plot (35x18 metres), which it fully occupies The centre is spread over four levels: a basement containing an auditorium, the foyer and administration on the ground floor and rehearsal studios on the first and second floors Since the structure could not rest on any internal support, it had to be banished to the periphery It consists of a web of block-stained black concrete posts, positioned diagonally and criss-crossing at the horizontal levels, that encloses the whole of the parallelepiped volume Behind the concrete mantle is a second façade of large glass panels spanning the full height of each storey and providing the dancers inside with a panoramic view of the city Like a ghostly, charred silhouette, the volume emerges from a composite landscape photo: Philippe Ruault 2006 Rudy Ricciotti Mairie d'aix en Provence, communauté du pays d'aix Xavier_Gonzalez http://wwwmimoaeu/users/myra/guides/france/ 2
photo: Vitorio Benedetti photo: Vitorio Benedetti Carré d'art Place de la Maison Carree 16 30031 Nîmes http://wwwcarredartorg/ The Carré d'art successfully connects ancient and modern architectures It also provides a powerful catalyst for reinvigorating the social and physical fabric of a city The site faces the Maison Carre, a perfectly preserved Roman temple The challenge was to relate new to the old, but at the same time to create a building that represented its own age with integrity This building not only contains magazines, newspapers and books, but it is also a gallery for painting and sculpture It has nine storeys, half of which is sunk into the ground The lower levels house archive storage and a cinema, while above a roofed courtyard forms the heart of the building, exploiting the transparency and lightness of modern materials to allow natural light to permeate all floors photo: Vitorio Benedetti 5-1993 Foster & Partners City of Nîmes MI_MOA Every day open from 10:00-18:00, except Mondays http://wwwmimoaeu/users/myra/guides/france/ 3
photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott CMA CGM Head Office Quai Arenc 4 13002 Marseille http://wwwcma-cgmcom/ In November 2004 Zaha Hadid was selected to design the corporate headquarters for CMA-CGM, French shipping-container company in Marseille, facing the sea The design consists out of a high rise tower with offices, and a low rise part with public functions like an auditorium, restaurants, a large aquarium and a maritime museum The blue glass façade, with 2 sloping slides, makes it 'elegant, fluid and sculptural' Hadid's London-based firm was chosen over two other Pritzker prize winners, Norman Foster and Christian de Portzamparc The 147 m, 33 storey high tower is also called "Tour French Line", to be completed in the second half of 2009 It will be the city's highest building, and first tower to be built after 30 years Situated on a small strip of land, wedged in between infrastructure, it is part of a large redevelopment plan for the Marseille waterfront: Euromediterranée Other high-rises are planned in this district, among which designs by Jean Nouvel and Massimiliano Fuksas Public access unknown! Floor area/size 2009 64000 m² Structural engineer Zaha Hadid s ARUP CMA CGM mabuse photo: Bjorn Utpott to see more on the development of this area, go to http://wwweuromediterraneefr/ and see http://wwwcma-cgmcom/aboutus/presentation/history/histor y3aspx for artist impressions of the design http://wwwmimoaeu/users/myra/guides/france/ 4
photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott Unité d'habitation Cité Radieuse Boulevard Michelet 280 13008 Marseille http://wwwhotellecorbusiercom/ The Marseille unité d'habitation, the radiant city was intended to "show the way ahead" Here Le Corbusier's vision for communal living and the needs and realities of post-war come together There are communal rooms, shops (also the "Le Corbusier" hotel), a kindergarten, a theater etc, and on some floors "rues intérieures" (interior streets) complete the internal facilities The "House", which is supported by 17 pairs of concrete stilts - these also contain the supply services - represents a whole town for some 1,600 inhabitants The basic idea behind this construction was to provide accommodation for many people in the smallest possible area and to leave room for green open spaces Le Corbusier has nevertheless sought to realize harmonious proportions and forms 1952 Le Corbusier Bjorn_Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott You can call the Hôtel Le Corbusier on +33 4 91 16 78 00, fax +33 4 91 16 78 28, or e-mail hotelcorbusier@wanadoofr Without a reservation you can see the building from the gardens and take the elevator to the ninth floor for the roof terrace By appointment you can arrange to see an apartment preserved and furnished as it originally was in the 1950s Arrange your visit through the Hotel Le Corbusier http://wwwmimoaeu/users/myra/guides/france/ 5
photo: Corinne Vezzoni photo: Corinne Vezzoni Station Fourragere Avenue des Caillols 20 13012 Marseille Located on Avenue Caillols in the 12th district of Marseille, Station The Fourragère is the new terminus of Line 1 of Metro in Marseille since its extension the 5 May 2010 Pole multimodal exchange (metro, bus, car), the station was built near the future interchange of the bypass L2 which is currently under construction The station was designed by architect Marseille Corinne Vezzoni Very light (thanks to its natural light), it is built on two levels and has two entrances At surface level, we find the entrance, elevator access, a welcome point gtr, ticket machines and ticket validation area and platform access At underground, two wharves opposite flank the double-track station where trains leave the alternate 5-2010 Corinne Vezzoni Marseille Provence Métropole sa13 photo: Corinne Vezzoni Metro line 1 station: La Fourragère http://wwwmimoaeu/users/myra/guides/france/ 6
photo: SCAU photo: SCAU ENSOSP Rue du Lieutenant Parayre 1070 13798 Aix-en-Provence To highlight the pedestrian axis that unifies the project and the site's landscape qualities, an overall sobriety was chosen for the ensemble of buildings In tones of white, the orthogonality integrates the existing buildings and respects the preferred north-south orientation As a counterpoint, the undulating, complex geometry of the pedestrian axis is punctuated by atypical volumes in rusty steel tones These volumes give the school a strong identity, immediately legible on entering the campus photo: SCAU Project is not public! Floor area/size 2010 27000 m², Urban planner SCAU ENSOSP Marine http://wwwmimoaeu/users/myra/guides/france/ 7
photo: Christian Michel photo: Christian Michel Psychiatric Hospital Boulevard Baille 147 13385 Marseille Set on one of Marseille's main boulevards, the new psychiatric hospital treats numerous architectural and medical aspects in terms of urban integration The simplicity of the plan and the scale and treatment of the façade provide a unique solution, where visual and solar protection, continuity and fragmentation, are effectively united photo: Christian Michel Project is not public! Floor area/size 2007 17500 m², Urban planner SCAU Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille Marine http://wwwmimoaeu/users/myra/guides/france/ 8
photo: AREP photo: Nazar Leskiw Monaco Monte-Carlo Station Avenue Alsace 5 98000 Monaco Monaco http://wwwarepfr/en/#/projects/new-railway-stations/mon aco-monte-carlo-station The Principality of Monaco has a single railway station (Monaco-Monte Carlo) on the Marseille-Ventimiglia railway line The station was originally opened in 1867, but extensively rebuilt in 1999 The length of railway within the Principality is 17 km This means Monaco has the second smallest railway system in the World Monaco does not operate its own train service; all rail services in the Principality are operated by the French operator, SNCF photo: AREP 1999 AREP Nazar http://wwwmimoaeu/users/myra/guides/france/ 9
Vieux Port Pavilion Quais des Belges 29 13001 Marseille This giant mirrored canopy called 'the Vieux Port Pavilion', recently unveiled in Marseille,, was designed by architecture firm Foster + Partners The pavilion measures nearly 150 feet (46 meters) long and is made of highly polished stainless steel meant to reflect people and the surrounding environment of Marseille's harbor Minimal, yet effective, this intervention provides a new sheltered events space on the eastern edge of the port With six slender pillars supporting its razor-thin profile, the polished stainless steel canopy amplifies and reflects the surrounding movement of the harbor, creating a spectacle that encourages pedestrians to stop and look upward 2013 Foster & Partners michela_sala Metro L1 Vieux port - Hotel de ville http://wwwmimoaeu/users/myra/guides/france/ 10
photo: Henk Heijnen MuCEM Promenade Robert Laffont (Esplanade du J4) 7 13213 Marseille http://wwwmucemorg/ Located near the old harbor, is the new MuCEM, Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean, designed by Rudy Ricciotti Dedicated to the theme of 'Mediterranean', the building was designed as a multi-purpose container to house cultural initiatives, exhibitions, theatrical performances, musical performances, film screenings, occupying an area of about 40,000 square meters Ricciotti has designed a box placed on the pier J4, connected by a suspended walkway that runs around the building to the nearby fortress of Saint Jean-century The building will be open to the public in the month of June 2013 photo: Henk Heijnen 3-2013 Rudy Ricciotti michela_sala Métro : station Vieux-Port ou Joliette Tramway T2 : République-Dames ou Joliette Bus n 83: J4 LBrauquier http://wwwmimoaeu/users/myra/guides/france/ 11
Villa Méditerranée Esplanade du J4 1 13002 Marseille http://wwwvilla-mediterraneeorg/ An exceptional building with spaces above and under the ground With a spectacular 36-meter overhang suspended 14 meters above the sea level It's an exhibition space with permanent and temporary exhibitions and above all a place of meeting and multi-purpose interactive features an auditorium, conference rooms and a documentation center also will be a place of cultural exchange between the shores of the Mediterranean art The idea that governs the project is to make entering the sea inside the building: the water becomes part of the project in an artificial harbor that becomes central space between the building and the underground part suspended at 225 meters deep The Villa is designed to be a place that has relations with the different landscapes that surround it (land, city, sea): the statement in front of the high walls of the Fort Saint-Jean sober, elegant, compact, and the facade overlooking the Mediterranean 2013 Stefano Boeri architetti michela_sala Tuesday-Thursday: 12pm-7pm Friday: 12pm-10pm Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 10am-7pm Closed 1 January, 1 May and 25 December Bus: lines 82 and 60, Fort Saint-Jean stop Lines 49, Fort Saint-Jean and Tourette Cathédrale stops N 582, night bus: Fort Saint-Jean and Tourette Cathédrale stops Electric bus between Pharo - J4 Metro: Vieux-Port and Joliette stations Tram line 2: République-Dames and Joliette stations Car: Vieux-Port - Fort Saint-Jean carpark http://wwwmimoaeu/users/myra/guides/france/ 12
photo: Paul Kozlowski photo: Paul Kozlowski Institut Régional de Formation des Professions Paramédicales Chemin des Meinajaries 740 84 907 Avignon The project is incorporated within the framework of an interior renovation of an existing building and seeks to establish a coherent operation by adapting the program to the needs and uses of new users The intervention consists primarily of a refitting of interiorspaces, limiting the interventions on the frame and ensuring an optimization of qualities of comfort and use The general principles of circulation of the old building are maintained and adapted to the standards required by its change of destination photo: Paul Kozlowski Project is not public! Floor area/size 12-2012 6830 m², Interior architect NBJ ure nbarchi Région PACA - direction des lycées http://wwwmimoaeu/users/myra/guides/france/ 13