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Friday April 21st, 2017
After intriguing locals and music lovers for three years, the Seine Musicale is finally being unveiled. The new cultural centre of the Hauts-de-Seine department, which marks the renewal of the Ile Seguin, will be officially inaugurated on Saturday 22 April. Guided tour of this liner dedicated to all music genres, a real technical feat for […]
After intriguing locals and music lovers for three years, the Seine Musicale is finally being unveiled. The new cultural centre of the Hauts-de-Seine department, which marks the renewal of the Ile Seguin, will be officially inaugurated on Saturday 22 April. Guided tour of this liner dedicated to all music genres, a real technical feat for the teams of Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France who built it.
Seine Musicale ©Laurent Blossier
Designed by Shigeru Ban et Jean de Gastines, the Seine Musicale is a unique building which curved lines marry those of the Seguin Island ©Laurent Blossier
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Seine Musicale ©Laurent Blossier
Around the wooden nest that hosts the auditorium, moves a big solar sail of over 1000 m² of photovoltaic solar panels ©Laurent Blossier
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Seine Musicale ©Laurent Blossier
Open to its environment, the complex is accessible on both sides of the Seine with footbridges ©Laurent Blossier
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Seine Musicale ©Laurent Blossier
The 1,150-seat auditorium is dedicated to unamplified music ©Laurent Blossier
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Seine Musicale ©Laurent Blossier
Built in the vineyard style and covered in wood, the auditorium was designed to give a feeling of proximity with the musicians ©Laurent Blossier
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Find out about the project and the programme: http://laseinemusicale.com/fr/
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