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Haute Couture for the Grand Théatre in Albi
For the cladding of the façade Dominique Perrault Architecture chose ALUCOBOND spectra® in combination with a metal canvas.
The identity and personality of the building is reached by an overwhelming combination of colour-changing aluminium composite panels and a bronze-gold-coloured metal mesh.
The façade of the new Grand Theatre in Cordeliers was cladded with more than 670 ALUCOBOND® panels, which throw different colours back to the passer-by depending on viewing angle and light incidence. The tinted glass windows with very high thermal and acoustical performance break the daylight smoothly into the large entrance area.
The façade creates a play of orange and copper colours like a sonny autumn day. In addition the building got a tailor-made copper metal mesh. The aesthetic design of Perrault transforms the building almost into an artwork.
The comparison to French Haute Couture is obvious: the combination of ALUCOBOND® and metal mesh is striking but concurrently conveys elegance and suppleness to the architectural ensemble
Project: Théâtre Les Cordeliers Albi, Place des Cordeliers, 81000 Albi France
Architect: Dominique Perrault Architecture
Material: ALUCOBOND® spectra Cupral (913)
Construction: Tray panels – Special construction
Year of construction: 2013
Photos: Manuel Panaget
