References competitions

Here we list competitions that we worked on with known and unknown architects, designers, and students. To us, these competitions represent a fun part of our work - we can present the essence of the concepts, no water added!

We show a few competitions that were won, but that never materialized. We also show some we lost, because, regardless of the reasons, the designs ideas we developed together with the teams are part of our work.

2011

Philippines Exhibition at Museum Quai Branly Museum

Architect: Malka Architecture

Cugnaux Theater, France

Architect: DDA (team A) / King Kong (team B)

Concept design of the 400-seat theater, mediatheque and (performing arts) school; design of scenography systems and equipment

Historic Museum of Marseille, France

Architect: Bodin & Associés

Design of the museographic spaces and the scenography of the permanent exhibitions

Le Point d’eau, Oswald, France

Architect: King Kong

Two theaters and a music school

Consultant of the architect for the design of the hall, design of scenographic machinery, lighting and audiovisual systems

Fine Arts Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland

Architect: Kengo Kuma and Associates

Design of the museographic spaces and the scenography of the permanent exhibitions

Palais de la musique et des congrès, Strasbourg, France

Architects: Jean-Paul Viguier (team A) / Vision Lab, Sauerbruch Hutton (team B) / UNstudio (team C)

Extension and modernization of the Palace of the music and the congresses

Consultant of the architect for the design of the halls, design of scenographic machinery, lighting and audiovisual systems

Musée Fleury, Lodève, France

Architect: Adelfo Scaranello

Design of the museographic spaces and the scenography of the permanent exhibitions

Cultural and touristic center of wine, Bordeaux, France

Architect: Marc Barani

Design of the museographic spaces and the scenography of the permanent exhibitions

International Center of graphism, Chaumont, France

Architects: Kempé Thil, Fres (team A) / Jakob macFarlane (team B)

Design of the museographic spaces and the scenography of the permanent exhibitions

Toulouse Expo, Toulouse, France

Architects: Christian de Portzamparc (team A) / Valode & Pistre (team B)

Consultant of the architect for the drawing of the hall and the scenic equipments of the new exhibition center

Arena 92, Nanterre, France

Architect: Jean-Paul viguier (team A) / Cardete & Huet (team B) / Ateliers Jean Nouvel (team C)

Technical scenographic assistance. Sightline studies

Cité des musiques anciennes et de la création, Tours, France

Architect: King Kong

Consultant of the architect for the design of the hall, design of scenographic machinery, lighting and audiovisual systems

Theater school, Berlin, Germany

Architect: Kengo Kuma and Associates

Consultant of the architect for the design of the halls, design of scenographic machinery, lighting and audiovisual systems

Maritime Cultural & Popular Music Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Architects: Studio Gang (team A) / Kubota & Bachmann Architects (team B)

Consultant of the architect for the design of the three halls, design of scenographic machinery, lighting and audiovisual systems

2010

National museum of archaeology and the Earth sciences, Rabat, Marocco

Architects: OMA - KILO Architectures

Design of the museographic spaces and the scenography of the permanent exhibitions

Exhibition Center, Rodez, France

Architect: King Kong

Renovation and extension of a multifunction hall.

Consultant of the architect for the drawing of the hall. Design of scenographic machinery, lighting and audiovisual systems

West Kowloon District Center, Hong Kong

Architect: OMA

Consultant to the team of OMA for the development of the cultural program of the project

Stade de Nice, France

Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Technical scenographic assistance. Sightline studies

Arenas, Pontonx sur l’Adour, France

Architect: Patrick Arotcharen

Consultant to the architect for the concept design of the performance space: an arena of 1 500 spectators

International Dance and Music Center, The Hague (NL)

Architect: Neutelings Riedijk Architects

Design and Consultancy for the scenography of the project, which includes a dance/opera hall, a concert hall, an ensemble hall and a smaller theater

Winning entry

Kristiansund Opera (NO)

Architect: Brisac Gonzalez, Space Group

Consultancy and scenography for 700-seat opera theater, conference room and rehearsal spaces

Second prize

International center of contemporary art, Liege (BE)

Architects: Jakob+Macfarlane / B612 Associates

Consultant to the architect for the museographic spaces

Sports and events center, Pessac, (FR)

Architect: A + H agence Roulleau

Consultant to the architect for the design of the hall, the technical and auxiliary spaces.

Concept design of the performance spaces Design of scenographic machinery, lighting and audiovisual systems

Nautical Complex, Tourcoing (FR)

Architect: Mikou Design Studio

Consultant of the architect for the scenographic equipment, study of visibility.

Design of lighting and audiovisual systems

Winning entry

Le Méliès, Montreuil (FR)

Architect: Jakob+Macfarlane

Consultant of the architect for the drawing of the six cinemas. Study of visibility, and setting-up of seats

National museum of archaeology and the Earth sciences, Rabat (MA)

Architects: OMA - KILO Architectures

Design of the museographic spaces and the scenography of the permanent exhibitions

Museum of the Second World War, Gdansk (PL)

Architect: CAAU

Conception of scenographic spaces and of the museographic organization; engineering of the audiovisual and lighting systems

Exhibitions, Museum of Quai Branly, Paris (FR)

Scenographers: 2.26, dUCKS scé´no

Exhibition of 800 m2 to evoke the ambiguity of the western glance in the question of the exoticism

Film Complex, Chaumont (FR)

Architect: Plan libre Consultant of the architect for the drawing of the projection rooms. Study of visibility, setting-up of seats and design of technical facilities

Museum of the European History, Brussells (BE)

Architect: Sauerbruch Hutton

Creation of 4 000 m2 of permanent exhibitions and 800 m2 of temporary exhibitions.

Design of the museographic spaces and the engineering of the audiovisual and the lighting systems

Cultural center Marc Sangnier, Mont Saint Aignan (FR)

Architect: King Kong Consultant of the architect for the design of a 340-seat theater and a small theater of 130 seats

Pôle musical, Six-Fours les Plages (FR)

Architects: Brisac-Gonzalez (team A) / Brigitte Metra (team B)

Consultant of the architect for the design of the hall, design of scenographic machinery, lighting and audiovisual systems

Cultural Center, Notre Dame de Gravenchon (FR)

Architect: King Kong

Consultant of the architect for the design of the hall, the technical and auxiliary spaces.

Design of scenographic machinery, lighting and audiovisual systems

Concert hall, Warsaw (PL)

Architects: Fernando Donis (team A) / So-Il (team B) / Blond & Roux (team C)

Consultant of the architect for the design of the concert hall, the technical and auxiliary spaces.

Design of scenographic machinery, lighting and audiovisual systems

Smac, Metz (FR)

Architect: Atelier King Kong

Consultant to the architect for scenographic design theaters and rehearsal rooms

Odyssey 21, Le Havre (FR)

Architects: Du&Ma / Thierry Fournier

Scenographic conception of the permanent exhibition

The Oriental, Vevey (CH)

Architect: Gay Architecte

Consultant to the architect for scenographic design of the hall

Théâtre des Chalands, Val de Reuil (FR)

Architect: Bodin et Associés Architectes

Consultant to the architect for the conception of the 400-seat theater

Chinese opera, Taipei (TW)

Architect: Artech

Concept design of the multifunctional theatre

Winning entry

Taipei Pop Music Center (TW)

Architect: Studio Gang Architects

Consultancy and scenography for two large pop music venues (15000 and 5000), and several smaller 'live houses'

Second prize

2009

Grand Théâtre, Albi (FR)

Architect: Christian de Portzamparc Consultant to the architect for the conception of two theaters and rehearsal rooms

Le Bateau Feu, Dunkerque (FR)

Architect: Mikou Design Studio Consultant to the architect for scenographic design theaters and rehearsal rooms

Théâtre des chalands, Val de Reuil (FR)

Architect: Bodin et Associés Architectes Consultant to the architect for the conception of the 400-seat theater Winning entry

Cultural equipment, Calvi (FR)

Architect: Perraudin architectes Consultant to the architect for the design of the hall Winning entry

Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp (BE)

Architect: Caruso St John Architects

Consultancy and scenography for the renovation of the concert hall and the creation of a new home for deFilharmonie

Comedie, Geneva (CH)

Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Consultancy and scenography for two theaters and rehearsal spaces

Arts Gstaad (CH)

Architect: Brauen + Wälchli Consultant to the architect for the conception of the 1 400-seat theater and rehearsal rooms

Stadspark en theater, Middelburg (NL)

Architect: Atelier PRO

Consultancy and scenography for a 750-900-seat reconfigurable main theater and a 250-seat blackbox-like theater

Shenzen Literature and Art Center (CN)

Architect: Studio Pei Zhu

Consultancy and sceoography of the main theater, a blackbox theater, a film studio and associated technical spaces

Concert hall and opera, Guadelajara (MX)

Architect: Fernando Donis

Consultancy and scenography for a main auditorium for music, dance and opera of 1 800 seats, a grand theater of 900 seats and a smaller theater of 400 seats

Casart, Casablanca (MA)

Architect: OMA - Rem Koolhaas

Concultancy and scenograhpy for the concept design of two theaters and rehearsal spaces

Dance Palace, St Petersburg, (RU)

Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Consultancy and scenography for the concept of the dance palace, including a grand theater of , a blackbox theater and rehearsal spaces

Cultural Center, Douchy les Mines (FR)

Architect: Atelier King Kong

Consultant to the architect for scenographic design

Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris (FR)

Architect: Architecture Studio

Conception of the new permanent exhibition

Cultuurhuis, Winschoten (NL)

Architect: Atelier PRO

Consultancy and design of scenography for a 700-seat theater, a large hall for live music and expositions, and a 170-seat blackbox theater. The project also includes a library and a broadcast studio

Winning Entry

Fine Arts Museum, Nantes, (FR)

Architect: GPAA Scenographic and museographic design

Opera, Seoul (KR)

Architect: Paul Andreu

Consultancy and scenography for the concept design of a 1 500-seat opera, a 1 900-seat concert hall and their support spaces

2008

Expo 2010 French Pavillion, Shanghai (CN)

Architect: Mathieu Poitevin / ARM

Doha Education City, Library Doha (QT)

Architect: OMA

Concept studies for the main curtain of the library

Dorat King Abdullah II, Amman (JO)

Architect: Atelier Christian de Portzamparc

Concept design for cultural complex including two theaters and one rehearsal room

Zoo, Zürich (CH)

Architect: C. Seilern

Scenographic design

Concert Hall, Dublin (IE)

Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Scenographic concepts for the concert hall and other performance spaces in the complex

Concert Hall, Katowice (PL)

Architect: P. Fiszer / Atelier 41

Consultant to the architect for scenography of the new seat of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Multipurpose hall, La Garenne-Colombes (FR)

Architect: Feichtinger

Consultancy and scenography design

Sheikh Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi (AE)

Architect: Foster + Partners

Concept and scenography design of the permanent exposition

2007

Salle Jean Renoir, Bois Colombes (FR)

Architect: Patrick Mauger

New cultural centre

Scenographic design

Theater 95, Cergy-Pontoise (FR)

Architect: Jacob+Macfarlane

Design of a configurable hall

Cyprus Cultural Centre, Nicosia (CY)

Architect: Foreign Office Architects

Multipurpose hall for opera, concerts, etc.

Scenographic concept design

Maison du Hip Hop, Paris (FR)

Architect: Atelier King Kong (team A) / Jakob+Macfarlane (team B)

Scenographic concept design

Musikhochschule, Karlsruhe (DE)

Architect: Sauerbruch Hutton

Concept design

SMAC, Grenoble (FR)

Architect: Rudy Ricciotti

Scenographic concept design

CIMéD’A, Soissons (FR)

Architect: Vong DC

Conservatory for Music and Dance of the Ainse, and a 500-seat auditorium

Scenographic design

Congress Center Konstantinovsky, St Petersburg (RU)

Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Scenographic concept design

Caribbean Slavery Memorial Centre, Terre-Bas (FR)

Architect: J.F. Bodin

Scenographic and museographic design

2006

Vendespace, Mouilleron-le-Captif (FR)

Architect: Brisac Gonzalez Architects

Construction of a sports and cultural complex including a large hall which can be transformed from 2 850 to 4 800 seats, a sports hall for competitions and trainings, and a Dojo

Consultant to the architect for the design of the halls, the technical and auxiliary spaces (awarded first place by the Jury)

SMAC Villefranche sur Saone (FR)

Architect: Herault Arnod (team 1) and Ferrand-Sigal (team 2)

Consultant to the architect(s) for the design of the live music venue

Seoul Opera and Concert Hall, Seoul (KR)

Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Laureat for the design of a performing arts center with an opera and concert hall. Consultant and scenography design of the project. Project was not further pursued.

FRAC-Centre, Orléans (FR)

Architect: Jacques Moussafir (team A) / C. Girard - Studio KolMac (team B)

Conversion of the old military warehouses into exhibition spaces (permanent and temporary), current affairs galery, auditorium, and documentation centre

Conceptual scenographic design

Museum of the salty marshlands, Batz-sur-Mer (FR)

Architect: Hervé Beaudouin

Scenographic and museographic design

Watch Making Museum, Geneva (CH)

Architect: Eric Maria

Scenographic and museographic design

Multipurpose Space, Aulnay sous Bois (FR)

Architect: Brisac Gonzalez

Consultant to the architect for the design of the venue

Fashion Expo, Milan (IT)

Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Scenographic concept design

Courbet Museum, Ornans (FR)

Architect: Radu Molnar, Pascal Piccinato, Nicolas Guillot, Humbert David

Concept design and scenography studies for various exposition spaces and the outdoor trail

Cultural Centre, Mont-Saint-Aignan (FR)

Architect: Brisac Gonzalez Architects

Scenographic concept design

Theater, Shenzhen (CN)

Architect: Henning Larsen Tegnestue

Scenographic design

Intracommunal Cultural Centre, Sens (FR)

Architect: Jakob+Macfarlane

Scenographic concept design

2005

Opera Dubai (AE)

Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Concept and scenography design of the opera and its transformations

Louvre Museum, Islamic Arts, Paris (FR)

Architect: Chartier - Corbasson; associated Architects: Ready Made, Nadir Tazdait

Creation of museographical and technical spaces for the new department of Islamic Arts

Senographic design

Fine Arts Museum, Dijon (FR)

Architect: Jacques Moussafir

Restructuring of the Dijon Fine Arts Museum, Heritage building

Conceptual design of the three lead periods of the museum: Golden Age, Enlightenment, Modernism. Lighting study

Cultural Centre of La Seyne-sur-Mer (FR)

Architect: Atelier King Kong

Two multipurpose auditoriums for theater, conference, dance, and fashion shows

Concept design of the auditoriums. Design of scenographic

machinery, lighting and audiovisual systems

Conference Center, Reykjavik (IS)

Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Concept design of the auditoriums. Design of scenographic

machinery, lighting and audiovisual system

Cultural Centre, Anglet (FR)

Architect: Jakob+Macfarlane (team A) / Arot Charen (team B)

Scenographic design

Rue Watt, Paris (FR)

Architect: Atelier King Kong

Conception of the urban scenography, the light (in association with Laurent Fachard, electrician) and the sound

Salle de diffusion, Montaigu (FR)

Architect: Atelier King Kong

Consultant to the architect for the design of the 500-seat hall

El Camino, Le Puy en Velay, France

Architect: Jean-François Panthéon Concept and design of the permanent exposition about ‘El Camino’, on medieval pilgrimage route to Saint James of Compostela

Winning entry

Opera House, Lausanne (CH)

Architect: Haworth Tompkins / Studio Andrew Todd

Restructuration of the Lausanne Opera House

Scenographic concept design

2004

Roque d’Anthéron (FR)

Architect: Tectoniques

2 400-seat open air auditorium

Design of a new acoustic shell and stage

Concert Hall, Ghent (BE)

Architect: OMA

Study regarding different uses of the hall (dance, theater, opera, cinema)

Zenith Arena, St Etienne (FR)

Architect: OMA

Consultant to the architect for the scenographic design

Opera House, Taichung (TW)

Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Consultant to the architect for the design of a 2 000-seat auditorium, experimental theaters and an open air theater

Odysseum, Montpellier (FR)

Architect: Atelier King Kong

Concept design of the aquarium

La Fabrique, Nantes (FR)

Architect: Jakob+Macfarlane

Small hall for music, dance and theater

Port Viguerie, Toulouse (FR)

Architect: King Kong
Consultant to the architect for the design of a 1 500-seat open air theater

Pompidou Center, Metz (FR)

Architect: Nox

Music school, Chamonix (FR)

Architect: Brisac Gonzalez

Consultant to the architect for the concept design of the music school and rehearsal rooms

Aquatic complex, Le Havre (FR)

Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Consultant to the architecture for the concept of the scenography for the competition phase

De Gaulle Memorial, Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises (FR)

Architect: Brisac Gonzalez Architects

2003

BBC Music Centre, London (UK)

Architect: Foreign Office Architects

Two large concert studios for the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Rehearsal rooms and production rooms

Concept design of the new recording and concert studios

Scenography design for the music spaces and projection on the exterior wall

(winning entry)

Parque Mayer, Lisboa (PO)

Architect: Frank Gehry

Development of the architectural program for the rehabilitation and the transformation of the site including 3 theaters

2002

Opera, Guangzhou (CN)

Architects: OMA - Rem Koolhaas

1 800-seat opera house, variable space of 2 500 m², stages, technical

and auxiliary spaces (46 000 m²)

Guggenheim Museum, Rio de Janeiro (BR)

Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Scenographic design for the museum

Regional Center for Music, Nancy (FR)

Architect: Nox

Consultant to the architect for the design of a 1 200-seat hall, a small theater, and studios

2000/2001

Opera, Beijing (CN)

Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Scenographer consultant: J. Le Marquet

Scenographic studies

Exhibition Take the train, Paris (FR)

Sound design: Louis Dandrel

Graphic design: François Mutterer

Moving objects design: Pierre Dexet

Exhibition on the themes transport and trains

Scenography and lighting design of the exhibition

Congress Center, Corogna (ES)

Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Consultant to the architect for the design of the halls: an auditorium of 1 200 places, a meeting room of 400 places, committee rooms, an exhibition hall

Opera, Vittoria (ES)

Architect: Herzog & de Meuron

1 800-seat opera house

1998/1999

Tour Perret, Amiens (FR)

Architect: Chartier - Corbasson

Conception of the base of the summit of the Tower Perret, exhibitions, panorama

Site of Aven d’Orgnac (FR)

Architect: Exo Endo

Development of the site: requalification of the reception, the trail to the cave and an interface between the cave and the museum