Cité de l'Océan et du Surf

Steven Holl

Biarritz, France · 2011 · Museum

Cité de l'Océan et du Surf
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Location
Biarritz, France
Year
2011
Typology
Museum
Materials
Concrete
Context
Contemporary, Phenomenology
Map
Open location

The Cité de l'Océan et du Surf, which opened in Biarritz, France in June 2011, is a museum designed by Steven Holl Architects in collaboration with Solange Fabião. The design was the winning scheme of an international competition held in 2005. Based on the concept "under the sky" and "under the sea," the building features a strongly curving roof, which also shapes the space of the public plaza, tilted towards the horizon and the ocean.

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