The proposal for the museum preserves the special industrial-maritime atmosphere of its privileged location in relation to the historic centre of Saint-Malo. Certain elements of the landscape resonate in the project: the large volumes of the fishing vessels with their nets and solid geometries, the color and material of the slate roofs of the old town, the massiveness of the monumental architecture of the city, and the forts engineered by Vauban – Fort Nationale and, further out to sea, Fort de la Conchée. Two different but complementary elements – a plinth and a clearly defined volume – give shape to the museum. Together, they create an ensemble able to give new meaning to this enclave previously occupied by industrial silos. The base is set back to make room for a plaza and hosts the entrance and the service areas, while the vertical volume contains a series of exhibition galleries. Defined by sharp geometries, this emerging piece represents an expressive and ever-changing piece of architecture. Its mineral coating and faceted surfaces lend it an ambiguous, enigmatic image, that changes with light, the shadows cast on it, or the weather conditions...[+][+]