New Zealand Commercial Design Trends Series NZ Commercial Design Trends Vol. 33/04C | Page 13

Left:Undressed exposed concrete
clads Le Seine Musical. Architect
Shigeru Ban chose the industrial
finish to reference the Renault
factory that had occupied Seguin
Island in years gone by. The aptly
named, glass-shuttered Porte
Guillotine entry is seen here.
Below:Grand approach – the
theatricality of the Auditorium is
apparent even when approaching
the 1150-seat, classic concert
venue.
Tower happens to be almost as long and as wide
as the site. Here, we have designed a musical
facility with the total floor area of 36,500m 2 . This
includes a multi-use concert hall – Grande Seine –
with seating for 4000-6000, together with a classic
concert hall – Auditorium – which incorporates
1150 seats, a music school, and retail.
Hauts-de-Seine, our client, had wanted us to
design something monumental and symbolic for
the west gate of Paris. However, instead of making
an unusual-shaped building, I created a precious
“jewel” – the Auditorium.
This is a vineyard-style concert hall where the
seating surrounds the stage. Its form is egg-like and
its surface covered with mosaic tiles which change
colour from emerald green to bronze red according
to the lighting and the angle of vision. The mosaic
tile was custom produced for this project, inspired
by the Japanese Tamamushi beetle.
The foyer around the Auditorium is covered
with glass cladding set within a wooden structure.
A condition required for the competition was the
inclusion of 3000m 2 solar panels. However, instead
of the usual locating of the panels on top of the
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