Georges Méliès Campus
A significant university campus development, with four floors of university teaching space and one floor as a dedicated business hub.
The €30.5m project designed by Christophe Gulizzi Architecte, will service over 1,100 students studying a range of creative disciplines including journalism, film production and audio-visual design. The architecture reflects latest pedagogical practice, with spaces designed to inspire creativity and interaction.
Ground floor
The ground floor of the building is designed as a vast 7m high hall, which links the spaces between the university and the business hub. Shared spaces between the university and business hub include:
A film set and control room
Two large sets equipped for dance, choreography, theatre and film production
An auditorium
An amphitheatre
A learning centre & café
Mezzanine
The mezzanine level hosts specialised recording and mixing spaces such as recording studios with control rooms, a multi-channel mixing room, a radio studio and video editing studios. It also hosts co-working and meeting rooms, image and sound editing studios for the business hub, as well as examination rooms, a gym and an editing room for the university.
Upper floors
The upper floors provide university teaching spaces, with offices, classrooms and an amphitheatre. The office spaces of the Business Hub are also located on the upper levels.
CLIENT
City of Cannes
LOCATION
Cannes, France
COMPLETED
2020