Deposit of Archaeological Museum in Soissons, France by K Architectures (designed using ArchiCAD)

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Using a rusted metal-clad skin the Parisian architects K Architectures have made a formally bold, yet humble building that will evolve and weather with time, an object adaptive to its surroundings. The new archaeological museum in Soissons, France, pays homage to its heritage but is assertive in its place as a contemporary public building.” Architizer, may 2011

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• Architects: K Architectures
• Project: Deposit of Archaeological Museum
• Location: Soissons, France
• Client: City of Soissons
• Technical engineering: GEC
• Surface area: 1 560 m2 (sqm)
• Cost of works: 2 430 000 € HT (EXC VAT)
• Progress: expected delivery in january 2012
• Architect Team: Karine Herman, Jérôme Sigwalt, Sylvie Dao Duc, Emilie Bourdier, Aline Royer, Olivier Jonchère.
• Software used: ArchiCAD

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The only thing that emerges is an abstract and rangy building. Like a precious piece of ore, a “metallic endogenous rock” which pig material, submitted to natural erosion, is marked of red brown. At some places, the creature flatters itself with some ornamentation carve by laser (…)

The new archeological deposit museum will be established in this place, mashing up landscape and history… This deposit museum will mark its deference to the heritage but it will not forget to affirm itself as a public contemporary building, discreet but non absent. It proposes a new landscape, emphasizes the sensitive views, and buries its mysteries.

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K-architecture
Founded in 1993, the agency K-architecture has been distinguished since its creation in international level idea competitions. Focused on finding a new form of urbanity, the agency’s founders have been invited to various European universities as lecturers and workshop manager’s and its work has been shown in many publications. Between 1997 and 2004, K agency worked on various projects with other teams such as the architecture agency Chaix & Morel. In 2003 Karine Herman won the NAJA awards (distinction given by the French Ministry of Culture).

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Since 2005, the agency’s projects are varied in size and program: housing, cultural public facilities (theater, library) or education (college, school) in urban, rural or historical heritage sites K-agency has completed a theater in Roubaix, a music school in Granville and a student housing in Bordeaux. Several projects are currently under construction, such as an archaeological museum in Soissons, the Kremlin-Bicêtre library and the theater of Saint-Nazaire. Since beginning 2011, the agency has been working on two new projects recently won, a leisure center linked to the ecosystem for the city of Courbevoie and a theater for the City of Sartrouville.

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Tags: France, Soissons

Categories: ArchiCAD, Museum

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