![]() ![]() All of these evocative images are in stark contrast to the heavy, unfriendly mass that characterised the building before. “Perhaps it’s fabric lace, and the edges have burned off maybe it’s sugar that has dissolved it could be snowflakes, and they are beginning to melt. ![]() “The joy of this new façade is the many different things people think of when they see it”, says MVRDV founding partner Winy Maas. They are also replicated on the extensions, with a modern twist at the entrances and other key locations, the façade ‘evaporates’ to reveal large windows, reinforcing the building’s openness, creating a physical and symbolic gesture heralding the gateway to a revitalised Lyon Part-Dieu. These concrete panels, which previously were a dull beige, are now fresh and white. The concrete panels that composed the distinctive original façade have been preserved and reused in line with circular economy principles, retaining the pattern of interlocking rectangles that characterised the original building’s striking visual identity. Despite the dramatic transformation, the design retains the history of the building. ![]()
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