Lecture by Franklin Azzi at the Arsenal Pavilion

LECTURE AT THE ARSENAL PAVILION
"1 ARCHITECT 1 BUILDING" CYCLE: DOCK EN SEINE, SAINT OUEN

During the conference cycle « 1 architect, 1 building » organised by the Arsenal Pavilion, Franklin Azzi was invited to talk about the « Dock en Seine » building, after the intervention of the greatest architects: Herzog & de Meuron, James Wines, Aires Mateus, Paul Chemetov and so many others.

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"In this landscape under construction in the ZAC des Docks in Saint-Ouen, the "Dock en Seine" building, delivered last April, combines a radical rationality in its morphology and facades with an elegant and accurate architectural expression, a form of timeless modernity. Here, neither formalism nor futility, great compactness and flexibility are combined in the simple play of volumes, in the delicacy of openings, the sensitive character of shared spaces. The formal nature and uniqueness of the Dock en Seine building are born of this innovative conceptual approach, which combines a concrete and mathematical intelligence where nothing is really left to chance and a sensitive attention to architectural matter: light, materials, volumes. But, beyond the form, the approach questions current creative processes, going beyond the computer tool and prosaic production, going beyond economic or technical constraints to find a positive contextuality, a sensual reality and a universe of fulfilment for the users, an architectural "tailoring" like a well-tailored suit." Franklin Azzi Architecture

Project owner: Neximmo 62, represented by Nexity entreprises
Developer: Sequano Aménagement