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Building: Cité de l’Océan et du Surf
Location: Biarritz, France
Architect: Steven Holl Architects, Solange Fabião
Completion Date: June, 2011
Structural Engineer: Betec & Vinci Construction Marseille
Lighting Design: L’Observatoire International
General contractor: Faura Silva, GTM Sud-Ouest Batiment
AE Interest: Sloping landscape and structure emulates the sea, while two glass boulders contain the restaurant and the surfer’s kiosk, mirroring actual boulders in the distance. Museum underneath the curved structure thematically is “under the sky, under the sea.”
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