Médiathèque Montaigne à Frontignan Tautem Architecture + BMC2
“A man holding a book moves towards the light; a library starts in the same way.” Louis Khan
Given the building’s Mediterranean location, orientation was the determining factor in the configuration of openings and exterior bays. The building is uniquely innovative. An exterior façade system of load-bearing walls – composed of a system of white concrete slabs sandwiching a layer of insulation – lend the building’s exterior a uniform, identifiable, and sculpted aesthetic. The solidity stands in contrast to the building’s interior with its largely open appearance characterized by ribbed floor slabs supported by a few vertical supporting elements (termed osselets). The result is a floor plan largely unencumbered, one that provides a high-degree of user flexibility.
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