Cité du Design
The 'Centre International du Design' is a new institution for communication, research and education in design. The project is situated on the historic site of the National Arms Manufacture in Saint Etienne. It involves the renovation of several historical buildings, as well as the integration of a new building: the ‘Platine’ (200 x32m). Besides this, an observation tower (31m high), two gardens and the Place d’Armes, a public esplanade have been realised. The ‘Platine’ is an interclimatic laboratory, whose adaptive skin is enveloping several programs, such as exhibition spaces, an auditorium, the ‘agora’, a greenhouse and a media- and material library. It is reacting on their different needs in terms of light and climate. It is also an expression of the different activities in the Cité du Design (text from website architects).
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