Stanton Williams? ?48.8 million transformation and extension of the Musée d?arts de Nantes will open to the public in June 2017. For this landmark cultural project, the London-based architecture practice has updated the historical site ? an exemplary expression of the city?s civic and cultural pride and one of the largest Fine Arts Museums in France outside Paris - adding a contemporary layer to an exceptional accumulation of historical monuments. This new design blends a finely tailored museography around the collection with contemporary architecture -transforming the introverted image of the former Musée des Beaux-Arts into a vibrant, democratic and welcoming contemporary space that is open to the city and its people.

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Architects: Stanton Williams

Location: Nantes, France
Area: 17000.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Hufton+Crow, Stefano Graziani

Contractor: Bouygues Bâtiment Grand Ouest

Cost Consultant: ARTELIA

Structural & Envelope Engineer: RFR& SEPIA

Services Engineer: Max Fordham & GEFI

Fire Safety: Casso & Associés

Signage/Graphics: Cartlidge Levene

Approved Inspector & Cdm Coordinator: VERITAS

Opc: E2CT

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From the architect. Stanton Williams? ?48.8 million transformation and extension of the Musée d?arts de Nantes will open to the public in June 2017. For this landmark cultur...