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A building shared by the Conservatory of Nantes and the Academy of performing arts of Bretagne-Pays de la Loire.

Equerre d'argent 2015, AMC-Le moniteur : Shortlisted

Client : City of Nantes

Architect : RAUM (main architect) - L'ESCAUT (associate architect & scenography)

Program : A building shared by the Conservatory of Nantes and the Academy of performing arts of Bretagne-Pays de la Loire.

Engineering : GIRUS (general engineer), ECMS (economist), Vincent Hédont (acoustic)

Location : Nantes, France

Surface : 2 693 m2

Year : 2016 (completion)

Materials : Concrete, brick & steel window frame

Pictures Credits : © - Audrey Cerdan

Plans Credits : © - Raum

Located on the east side of the island of Nantes, the project combines the extension of the Conservatory and the Academy of performing arts. Shared and cross-disciplinary, the building sets up strong relations between the various practices and the city and takes part of the new cultural pole identity on the island. Music and dance studios are widely opened on the outside and offer the reciprocity of a contemporary relation between artistic culture and urban landscape.