Stanton Williams has been appointed to design Clermont-Ferrand’s new library, in collaboration with local
practice Marcillon Thuillier Architectes, after an international design competition. The winning design
was chosen over proposals by four other practices. Conceived both as a major new library and as a social
and creative hub in the heart of Clermont-Ferrand, the new 11,500 m^2 Metropolitan Library will be the
largest in the Clermont Auvergne region of central France. Stanton Williams’ concept reimagines the 17th
century Hôtel-Dieu hospital building and garden as the new shared home for the Metropolitan Library and
its collections. At its heart will be a double height, light-filled central forum, “inserted as a giant glass
jewel box” into the horseshoe shape of the existing building. The project will employ passive cooling
strategies and will include locally sourced volcanic stone and a timber engineered structure.
CLERMONT-FERRAND METROPOLITAN AREA LIBRARY, FRANCE
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Magnusson Architecture + Planning (MAP)
recently announced the ground-breaking for
the expansive redevelopment of what is currently
the Flatbush Caton Market in Brooklyn. The
project, called Caton Flats, will invigorate
the predominantly Caribbean American
neighbourhood with improved facilities for
local vendors. The new development will not
only enlarge the market by contributing over
16,000 ft^2 of retail space on the ground floor,
but will also add 255 new units of much needed
affordable housing to the area. An additional
10,000 ft^2 will be designated for retail space, a
shared commercial kitchen for use by start-up
food businesses, and flexible community space.CATON FLATS, USA
MAGNUSSON© MagnussonLead8 has unveiled its design for the high-profile
Shanghai ITC mixed-use destination being by Sun
Hung Kai Properties. Currently one of the largest
sites under development in Shanghai’s city centre,
the Shanghai ITC scheme is a “mega integrated”
development combining four plots of land. The
project will include grade-A offices, a premium
retail mall and a luxury hotel, all with direct
access to the Xujiahui metro station where five
lines converge. Integrating the large-scale
destination into the existing urban fabric of the
busy district is a series of elevated footbridges
being designed by Lead8. The exciting mixed-use
development is being constructed in phases with
completion expected by late 2023.SHANGHAI ITC, CHINA
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