Docks

The sophisticated intervention for the recovery and functional redevelopment of the Marseille Docks – an important port storage facility – straddles the boundary between architectural work and art installation, where the use of ceramics takes centre stage through two different application techniques. In the first one, the ceramic material is fragmented and expertly recomposed according to a precise layout. The other application technique features the superimposition of made-to-measure ceramic elements fixed to a metal substructure. An expression of “technological symbiosis”, the cladding covers the façades of the internal courtyards without destroying them, creating a high-impact visual effect while keeping the original structure intact.

Architecture & Design Team
5+1AA Alfonso Femia Gianluca Peluffo Agenzia di Architettura srl