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Monument Court

A public monument court treating concrete the way a sculptor treats marble, permanent and free of trim.

Concrete sculpture with a circular opening and bird

CLIENT

Court Foundation

YEAR

2021

LOCATION

Marseille, FR

CATEGORY

Cultural

Monument Court treats poured concrete the way a sculptor treats marble, shaping a public court as a permanent, honest volume completely free of unnecessary ornament. Massive natural-light apertures were positioned so that not a single column blocks the reflections across the board-marked interior surfaces. The space now reads as a civic hall and a work of art at once. It stands as a true public monument built from raw geometry and natural light.

GALLERY

Abstract concrete blocks with a modern building in background.
An architectural courtyard with modern buildings.
A concrete bench sitting in front of a building
brown wooden stairs near white concrete building
Concrete architecture surrounds a tall, stone obelisk.
gray metal railings on white staircase
Abstract concrete blocks with a modern building in background.
Concrete architecture surrounds a tall, stone obelisk.
brown wooden stairs near white concrete building
A concrete bench sitting in front of a building
An architectural courtyard with modern buildings.
gray metal railings on white staircase
Abstract concrete blocks with a modern building in background.
A concrete bench sitting in front of a building
Concrete architecture surrounds a tall, stone obelisk.
An architectural courtyard with modern buildings.
brown wooden stairs near white concrete building
gray metal railings on white staircase

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