This project is for a multi-purpose hall, classical music hall complex and school of music, located on Seguin Island, located on a river islet in the Seine in western Paris. As described in Jean Nouvel’s master plan for the island, a concrete wall defines the perimeter of the site along the water’s edge. Set within this wall is a large multi-purpose hall which is surrounded by a lush green landscape. As the perimeter wall eventually diminishes towards the leading edge of the site, the hexagonal wooden grid shell structure of the classical music hall emerges on the rooftop landscape. Surrounding the grid shell structure is a large triangular solar panel mobile sail. The sail’s ability to follow the path of the sun, allows for increased efficiency of the solar panels as well as providing a solar shield for the lobby behind. This environmentally friendly sail will ultimately become a new identity for the complex. The large movable solar panel sail allows the building’s form to change over time, expressing the symbolic quality required by the competition.
