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Orange Cube, Lyon
The Orange Cube is a building located in the La Confluence neighborhood of Lyon's 2nd borough. It serves as both a design showroom and an office space. This distinctive structure was designed by the Paris-based architectural firm Jakob + MacFarlane and is renowned for its bright orange color and cube-shaped design, which features a multitude of holes. Because of its appearance, it has earned the nickname "La Mimolette," in reference to the cheese with a similar hue. The construction of The Orange Cube was completed in the year 2011.
The creation of this building stems from Jakob + Macfarlane's winning design in a competition held in 2005. The competition aimed to generate interest in the industrial Confluence area. One of the stipulations was the incorporation of negative space, which led to the building's unique design. The two conical voids within the structure serve not only to bring in cool air but also to establish what Architectural Record's Jenna M. McKnight described as "an extraordinary dialogue with the river, almost bringing it inside."
The façades of The Orange Cube are covered by twenty-five locally made perforated, thermo-lacquered aluminum screens.
The creation of this building stems from Jakob + Macfarlane's winning design in a competition held in 2005. The competition aimed to generate interest in the industrial Confluence area. One of the stipulations was the incorporation of negative space, which led to the building's unique design. The two conical voids within the structure serve not only to bring in cool air but also to establish what Architectural Record's Jenna M. McKnight described as "an extraordinary dialogue with the river, almost bringing it inside."
The façades of The Orange Cube are covered by twenty-five locally made perforated, thermo-lacquered aluminum screens.
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Orange Cube on Map
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Sight Name: Orange Cube
Sight Location: Lyon, France (See walking tours in Lyon)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
Sight Location: Lyon, France (See walking tours in Lyon)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
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