Headquarters of Métropole Rouen Normandie
Métropole Rouen Normandie Headquarters, France HQ Architecture, Office Building
Headquarters of Métropole Rouen Normandie
New French Office Building Development ? design by Jacques Ferrier Architecture
20 Oct 2017
Headquarters of Métropole Rouen Normandie, France
Design: Jacques Ferrier Architecture
Location: allée François Mitterrand, Rouen, France
Headquarters of Métropole Rouen Normandie
Photos © Luc Boegly
The headquarters of Métropole Rouen Normandie are a unique, memorable and fitting image on the banks of the Seine in Rouen. What makes it so unique is how the new building fits in with the surrounding landscape of Rouen. The building?s dynamic profile contrasts with the omnipresence of horizontal designs found along the major port, while its silhouette echoes the renovated industrial buildings on the right bank. The oblique shapes are reminiscent of the silhouettes of cranes and other objects in the port and the bows of the passing ships…
The building showcases and utilises the site?s strong presence to enhance urban life on the left bank. As an extension of the future park, the building is the figurehead of the future eco-district. It is a contemporary metropolitan icon, but already forms part of the surroundings, much like the cathedral and the Gustave Flaubert bridge. It blends in with the unique visual landscape of the quays and the history of the port.
Its multi-faceted, transparent architecture plays with the changing light of the Normandy sky,...
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