Fluctuart and Seine Design win ADC Awards for architecture
Seine Design wins the "ADC Awards" architecture prize in the culture category with Fluctuart.
The first floating exhibition space, Fluctuart is designed by SEINE DESIGN, a river architecture agency. Part of the "Reinventing the Seine" program launched and supported by the City of Paris, the Rouen Normandy Metropolis, Le Havre Seine Métropole and HAROPA, the project offers a program of exhibitions by international urban artists in an unprecedented setting. Almost 1,000 square metres of street art... floating on the Seine! That's what the river architecture agency SEINE DESIGN, in charge of designing the new Parisian cultural venue Fluctuart, has come up with.
For this project, the architects took their cue from the world of the port, recreating a crude steel dock with glazed boxes in a regular rhythm. This pattern underlies the entire interior layout, from the use of industrial materials and lighting to the framing of works of art. Thanks to the omnipresence of openings, visitors can enjoy exceptional views of the quays on one side and the river on the other.
ABOUT THE ADC AWARDS
Created in 2013, the ArchiDesignclub Awards, known as the ADC Awards, recognize each year the most remarkable architectural achievements by both young designers and established talents. With projects spanning a wide range of contexts, scales, budgets and means, the distinction is now appreciated as much for its high standards of quality as for the eclecticism of the works selected by Muuuz magazine's editorial team. These are then judged by a jury of experts and Muuuz readers.
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ABOUT SEINE DESIGN
Drawing on thirty years of international experience in naval and floating architecture, Gérard Ronzatti and his team are now offering unprecedented architectural solutions for the water. French leaders in floating architecture, the Seine Design team puts its know-how to work for local communities and their inhabitants. Fully in line with the sustainable city paradigm, Seine Design calls for a respectful return to the river, and new ways of living and understanding it. Architectural excellence, river innovation and socio-ecological concerns are the values upheld by this architectural studio like no other. Find out more here.
