Article source: Francois Blanciak Architect

The project proposes a unique fusion between architecture and urbanism, within which a building becomes a neighborhood by eroding itself into an array of particles. Thus, it establishes an inverted poetical relation with the particles that emanate from the industrial chimneys of the port of Dunkirk, France. In terms of program, the project includes a theater, numerous workshops, exhibition and administrative spaces within its most vertical part, followed by artist residencies, student housing, as well as regular urban blocks with semi-private gardens.

Dunkirk Arts Quarter

• Architects: Francois Blanciak Architect
• Project: Dunkirk Arts Quarter
• Location: Dunkirk, France
• Program: theater+ workshops+gallery+ housing+shops
• Type: competition
• Date: 2009
• Area: 12000m²

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