Danish architecture studio BIG has revealed plans for a mass-timber, riverside conference centre in Rouen, France, with a swooping roof.
Designed for the Rouen Normandy Metropolis, The Sail will be situated on the Seine river and aim to provide public space that connects the Normandy city with the waterside.
The centre will contain two auditoriums, exhibition spaces, meeting rooms and a restaurant within its mass-timber structure.
BIG referenced Rouen’s traditional half-timbered houses when designing the building’s glass and timber facades, while the shape of ship sails informed the sweeping roof, which will be covered in photovoltaics.
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