Orange Cube - Lyon, France

While at the seminar at IIDEX in Toronto, I was introduced to this work of art in architecture:

"Completed last fall, the 67,640-square-foot building, which contains a ground-floor furniture showroom and offices above, is perched on a river’s edge in a converted industrial zone in Lyon, France. Surrounded mostly by gray, modern structures, the six-story box, with its conical gashes and pulsating orange veil, is the life of the party."

"In January 2006, Jakob + MacFarlane won a competition to design the building that would become the Orange Cube. No tenants were lined up at the time; the brief simply called for an eye-catching structure on a half-acre site. “The idea was to have a competition, get iconic buildings, and, through this interesting architecture, get someone to pay for it all,” explains MacFarlane."

For More: http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/2011/05/Orange_Cube.asp

Photos © Roland Halbe