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News • News • 15 Dec 2021
Foster + Partners unveil Narbo Via Museum - a contemporary building inspired by the Roman antiquities it houses
Narbonne, France: British architectural and engineering firm Foster + Partners (in collaboration with museography design specialist Adrien Gardère Studio) have unveiled Narbo Via Museum – a contemporary building inspired by the Roman antiquities it houses. The museum site is adjacent to the picturesque Canal de la Robine waterway and was conceived both visually and thematically as a landmark of and monument to the region's rich archaeological history.
Nigel Young / Foster + Partners
The 8000 sq. m building sits on a raised podium and is surrounded by landscaped areas. Gardens inspired by Roman courtyards and traditional French formal gardens offer tranquility and botanical learning opportunities, a large amphi... More
Project • By Pollard Architects • Private Houses
D Residence
This single family residence is located on the North side of a lush hollow. The house addresses the complexities of private v.s. public both inside and out. With a simple linear floor plan, public and private are separated by shared programmatic elements. On the exterior the public side of the house is shielded by massing elements of exposed architectural concrete, brick and stucco, while the private side of the house is open to the hollow below with floor to ceiling glazing. More