Studio Odile Decq

FRAC Bretagne Museum

FRAC Bretagne Museum
© Odile Decq - Roland Halbe

FRAC BRETAGNE MUSEUM

Studio Odile Decq

CLIENT
Region Bretagne

PHOTOGRAPHS
Odile Decq - Roland Halbe

COST
12,2 M€

AREA
5000 m²

YEAR
2012

LOCATION
Rennes, France

CATEGORY
Museum, Gallery

Ambiguity of material, of light of shape and structure
A massive block
Black material
Densities of black.

FRAC Bretagne Museum
© Odile Decq - Roland Halbe
FRAC Bretagne Museum
© Odile Decq - Roland Halbe
FRAC Bretagne Museum
© Odile Decq - Roland Halbe

From absorbent mat to reflecting lustrous black, becoming transparent mat The inversion of weight and lightness
Gravity in suspension
Brute and sophisticated.

The new building for the FRAC is the first of new contemporary art museums to be realized in France.

It combines the main functions of conservation, exhibiting as well as diffusion of knowledge about art throughout a library, a conference room and educational services.

FRAC Bretagne Museum
© Odile Decq - Roland Halbe
FRAC Bretagne Museum
© Odile Decq - Roland Halbe

The main façade offers a silent setting in respect to Nemours art work installed in front of the FRAC, but, inside.

The building reveals itself in an unexpected complexity, catching the visitor by the strength full and sensual expression of the vertical void running over the entire building’s height.

From this void, the museum’s main functions are clearly readable, dispatching and articulating the different spaces in three dimensions along a progressive promenade of discovery and changing perception, from the basement’s open to public storage till the library on top.

FRAC Bretagne Museum
© Odile Decq - Roland Halbe
FRAC Bretagne Museum
© Odile Decq - Roland Halbe

This museum, though modest in size, is challenging as a local landmark for contemporary art and combining all the functions needed in a densely articulated ensemble realized within the frame of a tight budget.


FRAC Bretagne Museum
Ground Floor Plan
FRAC Bretagne Museum
First Floor Plan
FRAC Bretagne Museum
Second Floor Plan

Studio Odile Decq
T +33 1 42712741 F +33 1 42712742
Studio Odile Decq
11 Rue des Arquebusiers, 75003 Paris, France