The Bassins à flots are a 162 ha niche site, a high-quality port and manufacturing district for which Bordeaux City Council has development plans. Nicolas Michelin?s instructions are to create a link between the site and the horizon and to build on the metaphor of the factory, warehouses and the navy. 

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Architects: Hamonic + Masson & Associés

Location: Maison du projet des Bassins à flot, Quai Armand Lalande, 33300 Bordeaux, France

Area: 4065.0 m2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Takuji Shimmura, Atelier Positif

General Contractor: Eiffage Construction

Reinforced Concrete Engineer: Bernadberoy
Technical Inspection Services: Veritas

© Takuji Shimmura

From the architect. The Bassins à flots are a 162 ha niche site, a high-quality port and manufacturing district for which Bordeaux City Council has development plans. Nicolas Michelin?s instructions are to create a link between the site and the horizon and to build on the metaphor of the factory, warehouses and the navy. 

© Takuji Shimmura

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