Winning design team unveiled for new Bordeaux cultural centre

A team comprising BIG+FREAKS freearchitects, dUCKS scéno, Khephren Ingénierie, VPEAS, ALTO Ingénierie, Vincent Hedont, PBNL, Mryk & Moriceau, Ph.A has won the competition to design a new 12 000 m2 cultural centre on the riverfront of Bordeaux.

The new Maison de l’Économie Créative et de la Culture en Aquitaine (MÉCA) located on the historical riverfront of Bordeaux will house three regional visual and performing arts agencies FRAC, the ECLA and the OARA in one single institution. T

The Regional Council of Bordeaux selected the winning team among proposals from architect SANAA, the Toulouse-based firm W-Architectures and Bordeaux-based FLINT.