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La Seine Musicale performing arts centre, Boulogne-Billancourt (FR)

Performing arts centre Concert hall La Seine Musicale Arched truss Induline SW-900 IT Induline SW-910 UV Weather Protection Stain Long Life Stain UV Boulogne-Billancourt

La Seine Musicale is a performing arts centre situated south-west of Paris, on the island of Ile Seguin on the Seine river. It has a total surface area of 36,500 m². The building’s architecture was designed to make it look like an egg lying on its side.

The egg-shaped, glass-clad façade at the heart of the construction is encircled by a solar sail that moves with the sun. The centre took three years to build and was opened on 21 April 2017 with a concert starring Bob Dylan.

Its island home is named after Armand Seguin and is the former site of a large car factory, which was demolished back in 2005.

The great hall has a capacity of 6,000, while the smaller concert hall for classical music can hold 1,150 attendees.

Reference identification data
Construction project:
Wood protection Wood protection- preventive / controlling
Building type:
Other public buildings
Short description
The eye-catching honeycomb structure of the walls was assembled from pieces of softwood. The wood used needed to live up to its full aesthetic potential, as well as being provided with long-lasting protection.
Area:
1,700 individually shaped pieces of pine wood
Designer:
Shigeru Ban
Jean de Gastines 
Contractor:
HESS TIMBER GmbH 
reference.detail.customer
STS Evenements 
Site address:
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt
Data sheet:
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Date / completion:
2017
Can the work be viewed?
No

Sample of products or systems used

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The finish was applied with Weather Protection Glaze UV, which has since been replaced by Permanent Protection Glaze UV.

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