On the Port of Cannes, France, French Riviera Marine Building, Architecture Photos
On the Port of Cannes, France
Services for Boaters on the French Riviera, South of France ? design by Heams & Michel Architectes
29 Apr 2019
On the Port of Cannes, France
Design: Heams & Michel Architectes
Location: Cannes, France

On the Port of Cannes is situated between Suquet Hill and the Palais des Festivals. It borders the dike to the south and the Allées de la Liberté-Charles-De-Gaulle to the north. It was a sheltered beach until 1838, when construction began. The port has undergone a series of transformations and expansions in response to new requirements.
The project?s objective is to offer new services, at the heart of the water, near the boaters. As part of the waterway development project, a competition was launched in 2009 in which the call for tenders was closed. A second competition was launched in 2013. Its building permit wasn?t granted, the call for tenders was unsuccessful and as a result, it didn?t go through either. A submerged box will be built in order to store the technical equipment which is required for the functioning of the port.
Lines and points / a constructive thought at the service of use.

All the elements of the program are housed in a volume which has a simple parallelepipedic form. The wooden structure sits on a concrete base spreading across the existing stumps. Spanning only one level, it perches naturally on top of the area covered by the...