Off architecture . Duncan Lewis Scape architecture

Centre culturel Paul Eluard . Cugnaux

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Cugnaux is a low density city that has an iconic historical downtown near by Toulouse. Its urban network is suffering: the streets are unorganised, the shopping areas and services are split, the public spaces are useless and inappropiate...
The impact of the project had to be strong and radiate beyond the limits of Cugnaux, until the crown of Toulouse.
It had to be a symbolic regional place for cultural exchanges and initiate an urban renewal for the city.
We developed a high and compact building (36mx36mx18m) that can be seen from all over the city. Indeed, it can be seen, located, identified from far and interacts with the old city church's bell.