NARBO VIA HISTORY MUSEUM

A new museum in southern France, intended to house a large collection of ancient Roman artifacts as well as state-of-the-art restoration facilities. Completed in 2020.
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Learn more about this project on the

Foster + Partners website

Praise for SIREWALL from Foster + Partners:

“In just one visit you cut across 12 months of technical presentations, descriptions, and specifications by us which had been met with doubt, scepticism and interrogation on the part of the Client. The political decision maker and other members of the Client body were convinced there and then. SIREWALL is of its time, but is timeless. It is a more appropriate and more solid form of construction, better adapted to climatic variation, comfort and low energy consumption. It responds to a desire for authenticity of local materials, colours and textures – and is a beautiful material.”


Location: Narbonne, France
Architect / Designer: Foster + Partners
SIREWALL Expert Team: Terra Firma Builders Ltd.

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