Seeking to promote a creative and innovative work environment, french architecture firm tetrarc has designed the ‘hub créatic’, an office building in the city of nantes, dedicated to young companies developing digital applications. home to seventy start-up businesses, the facility is characterized by its expressive yellow shading fins, which frame the windows with irregular trapezoidal forms. each module takes a different geometry compared to its neighbors, creating a complex composition around the façades. the vibrant feature serves to create an identity for the structure, while also performing to reduce solar gain and thus creating more comfortable interiors. the layout is arranged around a central atrium distinguished by a dynamic screen of timber slats.
expressive yellow shading fins frame the windows with irregular trapezoidal forms
the facility is home to seventy start-up companies developing digital applications
each module takes a different geometry compared to its neighbors
the lower portion of the structure clad in glass curtain walls and covered by a wood screen
a central atrium is distinguished by a dynamic screen of timber slats
one side of the building looks out toward a forested area
