New Conference Centre in France, Calais Building, Design, Images, Architecture
Calais Conference Centre
Cultural Facility – design by Arte Charpentier Architectes
7 Jan 2015
Calais Conference Centre in France
Location: Calais, France
Design: Arte Charpentier Architectes
Arte Charpentier Architectes presented an ambitious plan for the major cultural facility, to be located on an 18,000 sqm oceanfront site.
Calais Conference Center
Featuring rounded contours, it is designed to make the most of the site’s exceptional views: the port to the east; the sea and spa district to the north; and to the south, the city and its historic monuments such as the Risban fort, lighthouse, watchtower and City Hall. The conference and performing arts centre is a strong iconic structure that will focus perspective, giving it more power without concealing the sea view and providing instant appeal to the waterfront.
The conference centre’s organic and dynamic architecture contrasts with the cubic, static structure of nearby buildings while staying within a specified maximum height of 15 metres. A single emerging element – made distinctive through its verticality, sleekness and height – serves as a key urban link between the terrace roof and the parvis, contributing to the building’s essential visibility from the sea, port and city.
Because the project is also to be a living space and a pole of attraction designed for year-round use, it will include, among other things, two auditoriums including a large multifunctional space, a highly modular exhibition space, two hotels, conference rooms and extensive patios. The emphasis on the parvis is significant, as evidenced by the building’s transparency, the inclusion of a giant screen, and poetic nighttime lighting.
Calais Conference Centre in France – Building Information
Team:
Rabot Dutilleul Partenariats (consortium leader)
CIPPER
Rabot Dutilleul Construction
Norlit
Sitex
Lead architect: Arte Charpentier Architectes
Calais architect: Abciss-Architectes
Engineering and design: PROJEX, Diagobat, Architecture Technique, AVEL Acoustique
Photo credit: Arte Charpentier Architectes
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