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Below right:The Auditorium foyer is essentially another layer on the building, built in glass and wood, also seen here in section. roof, I designed a triangular sail-form in solar panels and shaped this around the auditorium. The sail form moves according to the sunlight, just as an ordinary sail moves in response to wind. Thanks to its operation, the sail is facing the sun all the time, which allows an efficient power production and also creates a shade for the foyer of Auditorium. Inside the Auditorium, I have covered the wall with corrugated wooden stripes. These are created in several typographies by composing the same single module differently in response to its specific required acoustic reflection and absorption. The variety of patterns ensures a homogeneous diffusion of the sound wave and good acoustic quality at all the seats, and also creates different shadows. While designing, I paid a lot of attention to Jean Nouvel’s masterplan of the entire island. For the exterior, I designed massive walls using undressed/ exposed concrete, since the masterplan required something brutal like the island’s earlier occupant, the former Renault plant. And in contrast to its exterior appearance, I created a jewel of La Seine Musicale, which is the Auditorium. I have also extended the commercial axis, which search | save | share at