The Hôtel de Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a large, eleven-story building defined by its expansive glass facades that expose the interior spaces to the street. Located at one hundred one cours Charlemagne, this structure serves as the…
Confluence Modern Architecture Walk
Walk along the southern tip of the peninsula to see how a former industrial port transformed into an eco-friendly district of futuristic design. Contrast sharp modernism with historic dock warehouses before ending at the sci-fi Musée des Confluences.
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1. Auvergne - Rhône-Alpes - Headquarters
2. Confluence
The Confluence district is defined by its futuristic, jagged architecture and its position at the southern tip of the Lyon peninsula, where the Rhône and Saône rivers meet. Once a landscape of marshy islands and later a gritty zone of…
3. Place Nautique
The Place Nautique is a large, purpose-built water basin that draws the Saône River into the heart of the city, creating a maritime atmosphere where industrial docks once stood. Nearly as vast as the historic Place Bellecour, the basin…
4. Orange cube
The Orange Cube is a six-story building clad in perforated, bright orange aluminum. Its most striking feature is a pair of massive, curved holes carved directly through its concrete frame. Local residents often call it La Mimolette, after…
5. La Sucrière
La Sucrière is identified by the three towering silos that rise from its southern side along the banks of the Saône. Built in the nineteen thirties, the structure functioned as a warehouse for storing sugar until the nineties. Its name…
6. Rooftop 52
Rooftop Fifty-Two sits atop Pavillon Fifty-Two, a building positioned along the banks of the Saône River in the Confluence district. This venue occupies the fifth floor of a structure designed by Rudy Ricciotti, the architect who also…
7. Euronews HQ
The Euronews headquarters is a bright, fluorescent green cube that stands out along the banks of the Saône river. Its most striking feature is a pair of giant, cone-shaped voids carved directly into the building’s rectangular mass. These…
8. Musée des Confluences
The Musée des Confluences is defined by its deconstructivist architecture, a jagged assembly of glass and stainless steel that appears to hover above the riverbank. Designed by the Austrian firm Coop Himmelb(l)au and opened in December…