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Kiosque Saint-Nazaire by Topos Architecture
French studio Topos Architecture have completed a pair of perforated fast-food kiosks on the seafront at Saint-Nazaire, France.
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Called Kiosque Saint-Nazaire, the wooden kiosks are protected at night by screens perforated with spiral patterns that reference sea shells.
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More about Topos Architecture on Dezeen: Les Ti’Canailloux nursery (March 2010)
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Photographs are by Stéphane Chalmeau.
The following text is from the architects:
Programme: conception and construction of removable fast food Kiosks, on the sea front
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Saint-Nazaire’s sea front was recently the object of an important urban requalification work, intended "to turn the city to the sea".
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Finished in 2005, it now looks like a pedestrian walk.
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It is lined with lawns, the town side has trees and there are small squares to punctuate it.
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From now on, kiosks need to fit into this new landscape, and liven it up with elegance.
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Constructive system: a module in wood with cut out aluminium shutters. The architects opted for a modular solution due to the tight construction schedule.
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6 metres long by 3.30 metres wide, the kiosk is made up of a "standard" module in wood with aluminium shutters, cut in the form of shells and covered with a fine sand surface.
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When the kiosk is open, the shutters fold back and show the wood. They are 5mm thick and fixed to rails at the top, moving in a “Kazed” style.
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A strong locking system means they can be held in place at right angles to the facade.
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At night, all the area around the kiosk is lit up thanks to the light from inside the shutters.
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Location: Saint-Nazaire (44) - France
Surface: 20 m2
Project owner: Town of Saint-Nazaire