Launched in October 2016, the Fondation d’entreprise Martell offers a rich and varied programme of events promoting local, national and international collaborations. Envisioned as a cultural and creative ecosystem, the Foundation aims to reflect the diversity of contemporary creation and reveal outstanding talent and savoir-faire. The site-specific commission of the Fondation d’entreprise Martell, the Pavillon Martell de SelgasCano, is a new, multifaceted architectural project created by Spanish architects SelgasCano and intended to completely fill the vast paved courtyard situated behind the Foundation. This exterior pavilion is comprised of modules constructed from hi-tech materials, which houses specific activities prefiguring the Foundation’s future schedule of events. True to their aesthetic of transparency and openness to the outside world, SelgasCano constructed the pavilion from a metal framework covered by a translucent material developed by French brand Onduline. Strong and watertight, the material is permeated by a soft, changing light which creates intriguing iridescent effects. The rainbow reflections thus created are ideally suited to the architects’ aesthetics. This large pavilion, composed of flexible and organic shapes, is in harmony with environment, the architects defending the idea that "nature must prevail over architecture". The Pavillon Martell de SelgasCano has multiple destinations. A limited portion will be kept at the Fondation d’entreprise Martell
Pavilion Martell by SelgasCano in Cognac, France
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Designer
SelgasCano
Client
Fondation d'entreprise Martell
Floor area
1340.00 ㎡
Completion
2017