Archeological Museum, Saint-Romain-en-Gal
Connected by a glass-covered walkway, two building rise above the Roman vestiges. One houses the reception area, temporary exhibitions and administrative offices. A monumental stairway leads from the Rhône river to the roof terrace which commands a fine view of the site. The other building houses the permanent exhibition. It has floor to ceiling windows and stands on stilts. Sun-shadings in silk-screened glass modulate the direct sunlight. An uncovered ramp leads down to the archaeological site.
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Program
Archeological museum, permanent museography, auditorium, conservation rooms, etc.
Client
Conseil Général du Rhône
DDE du Rhône, client representative
Project team
Chaix & Morel et Associés, Paris
Philippe Chaix, Jean-Paul Morel, Remy Van Nieuwenhove, Denis Germond
with Nelly Breton, Dietmar Feichtinger, David Mcnulty,
and Olivier Boiron, Sylvie Merle, Woytek Sepiol
Ingerop, engineering company, coordination, quantity surveyors, electricity
Inex, mechanical engineers
Agence F. Confino, museography
Margaret Gray, graphic design
Arcora, structure
Agibat (concrete), structure
Peutz & Associés, acoustics
Socotec, quality surveyors
Key figures
Surface area : 13 900 m²
Construction costs excl. VAT : 22,7 M € (excl. museography)
Competition 1988 - completion 1995
Awards and distinctions
Public Architecture Prize in 1990
Photography credits
Bruno Delamain
Christian Richters
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