Musée de la Romanité Narbo Via, Narbonne (in construction)
Foster + Partners- Typologies Culture / Leisure Art Center Tank
- Material Earth Rammed earth
- City Narbonne
- Country France
- Brand Placonsa Joca Lastra y Zorrilla Velux Mecalux Goppion
Known for its rich historic and artistic heritage, Narbonne, founded by Romans in 118 BC, was once a major port. Today it is a vibrant city, with an impressive legacy of buildings, ancient relics, and archaeological sites. At the gates of the city, next to the Canal de la Robine, the office of Norman Foster is building the Musée de la Romanité, organized according to a scheme of pure lines that combines structural insulated rammed earth walls (SIREWALLS) with a framework of prefabricated concrete beams for the roof. With galleries for permanent and temporary exhibitions, the building, slated for completion in 2019, is set out to become a new cultural hub in the city... [+]
Cliente Client
Région Languedoc Roussillon
Arquitecto Architect
Foster + Partners
Equipo de diseño de Foster + Partners Foster + Partners Design Team
Norman Foster, Spencer de Grey, David Nelson, Grant Brooker, Andy Bow, Hugh Stewart, Francois Curato, Angelika Kovacic, Piers Heath, Roger Ridsdill-Smith, Fillipo Bari, Trevor Barrett, Ariadna Barthe Cuatrecasas, Peter Donegan, Carole Frising, Ed Garrod, Vagelis Giouvanos, Ricardo Candel Gurrea, Andres Harris, Helene Huang, Raphael Keane, Amanda Lyon, Berenice del Valle Moran, Adeline Morin, Raffaella Panella, Raj Patel, Alex (Zhen) Qian,Camilla Sand, Daniel Skidmore, Thang Vu
Arquitecto colaborador Collaborating Architect
Jean Capia
Consultor del museo Museum Consultant
Studio Adrien Gardère
Ingeniero de estructuras Structural Engineer
Foster + Partners
Ingenieros mecánico y eléctrico Mechanical and Electrical Engineers
Foster + Partners, Technisphère
Ingeniero Civil Civil Engineer
Urbalab
Consultoría de costes Cost Consultant
Ecmo
Consultoría de iluminación Lighting Consultant
George Sexton Associates
Consultoría de paisaje Landscape Consultant
Urbalab
Consultoría acústica Acoustic Consultant
Peutz
Contratistas Contractors
Bourdoncle (revestimiento cladding); Sirewall (consultoría del muro exterior external wall consultant); Velux (luces de techo rooflights); Mecalux (muros de almacenaje storage walls); Goppion (fabricantes de vitrinas showcase makers)
