Clichy-sous-Bois, Paris, France
Deconstructing the concept of the “black box,” Studio Muoto and Titan Architects have designed a cultural venue that offers new dynamics between artistic creation, research, and education, by creating spaces for artists’ workshops, exhibitions, performances, and rehearsals.
Named Ateliers Médicis, the facility is located in the outer suburbs of Paris and is emblematic of the renewal of public cultural policies.
It is a place dedicated to the diversity of gestures and of speech.
The main auditorium, located in the center, opens onto all the spaces around, creating possibilities for a dozen different scenic configurations.
Performances and exhibitions are therefore free to take place simultaneously and evolve over time.
The simple volume stands out from the neighboring projects currently under construction, bringing a sense of calm and clarity to the public spaces.
The external surfaces have an appearance of luxury that would not be out of place in the courtyard of the Louvre.
The glass façades are coupled with monumental silvered shutters that constitute an architecture, reminiscent of the imagination inherent in performance.
The peripheral passageways fulfill a temperature management function, like ventilated winter gardens that provide warmth in winter and cool in summer.
Project: Ateliers Médicis
Architects: Studio MUOTO and Titan architects
Client: Ministry of Culture (France) and Ateliers Médicis
Photographers: Olivier Campagne
