Oscar Niemeyer - Le Volcan - Le Havre, France
N 49° 29.440 E 000° 06.399
31U E 290473 N 5486027
[FR] Accessible par un jeu de rampes, l'œuvre se compose de deux volumes courbes blancs en béton. [EN] Le Volcan, built in 1982, is a main work of brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer.
Waymark Code: WM9957
Location: France
Date Posted: 07/17/2010
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[FR] L’extrémité ouest du bassin du commerce s’achève sur Le Volcan , espace culturel havrais et scène nationale, œuvre d’Oscar Niemeyer, finalisée en 1982. Son expression architecturale découle des doctrines de Le Corbusier.
L’architecture est traitée en voile de béton peint en blanc, aux formes courbes et libres cherchant à atteindre une poétique architecturale.
L’ensemble, accessible par des jeux de rampes et escaliers, comprend deux volumes distincts: l’un, hyperbolique et assymétrique, abrite un théâtre de 1200 places et une salle de cinéma; l’autre, cylindrique et plus bas comprend une salle polyvalente de 200 à 500 places, des bureaux et des salles de répétition.
[EN] The western extermity of the Bassin du Commerce reaches as far as Le Volcan, the cultural center of Le Havre and a national stage, the work of Oscar Niemeyer, finished in 1982. It derives its architectural expression from the doctrines of Le Corbusier.
The architecture is made up of veils of concreted painted in white, in curved forms which seek to attain an architectural poetry.
The ensemble, accessible by two sets of rampes and stair cases, includes two distinct volumes: one, hyperbolic and assymetric, contains a 1200 seat theater and a cinema. The other, cylindric and not as high, includes a multi purpose room with a capacity of 200 to 500 persons, offices, and rehearsal rooms.
Architect: Oscar Niemeyer
Building Type: Other
Date Built: 1982
City building is located in: Le Havre
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