“It is an urban interior, a reinterpretation of the thousands of reasons why people live together, go and visit or entertain each other: with its trees, gardens, terraces, water, freshness, shadows, light, angles of view, filters, images and interaction, it seeks to be hospitable and optimistic, aware that its role is to invite all Montpellier residents inside.”
Jean Nouvel
Status Finalised
Dates 2003 - 2011
Clients Ville de Montpellier , Société d'Equipement de la Région Montpelliéraine (SERM)
Types of assignment Competition, Full mission, Interior design
Program Public reception, Public affairs and Civil Status services reception, meeting room, wedding hall, board room and offices of City services, car park
Habitable area 27,800 m²
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Address 1 Place Georges Frêche, 34000 Montpellier, France
Team Team Jean NOUVEL – Ateliers Jean Nouvel & François FONTES – François Fontès Architecture
PROJECT LEADERS: David FAGART (Competition), Barbara SALIN (Studies), Susana VITORIA (Studies and construction), Xavier HARDOUIN (Construction)
ARCHITECTS:
Construction: Luisa CAPRIO, Camille DECITRE, Anthony PASCUAL, Aziliz PELLET, Élodie MARLIÈRE (Administrative assistant)
Studies: Vincent CHAIGNEAU, Charlotte KHIM, Fredy LAUN, Stephan MATTHYS, Félix MEDINA, Laurent PEREIRA, Yves ROUBY, Erwan SALIVA, Gemma SERRA, Andreas URFF
Competition: Céline DAVRINCHE, Julie FERNANDEZ, Charlotte KHIM, Oystein SJOSTRAND, Caroline SOUVEMBRIE, Mirco TARDIO
INTERIOR DESIGN: Sabrina LETOURNEUR
PAYSAGE: Céline AUBERNIAS, Irène DJAO RAKITINE, Laura GIULIANI, Ewen LE ROUIC
GRAPHICS: Natalie SACCU DE FRANCHI, Eugénie ROBERT, Marie MAILLARD
COMPUTER IMAGERY: Benjamin ALCOVER, Mizuho KISHI, Mirco TARDIO, Jugulta LE CLERRE
MODELS: Jean-Louis COURTOIS
LIGHTING DESIGN: AIK (YANN KERSALÉ)
ENGINEERS: Terrell Technologies (Structure & building services), Verdier (Structure), RFR (Facades), Avel (Acoustics), dUCKS scéno (Scenography), GEC (Cost estimator)
