Jakob + MacFarlane: theatre, Saint-Nazaire, France.Formerly a busy hub for transatlantic liners, the French port city of Saint-Nazaire suffered extensive damage during the Second World War. One of its wartime casualties, the city's old railway station, is set to be revived through an inventive scheme by Paris-based Jakob + MacFarlane MacFarlane or Macfarlane is a surname shared by:
n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Brightly colored and simply designed graphic shapes of billboard proportions. boldly proclaim the legend 'Fanal' (the name of the theatre) to the surrounding town. The brief has three main parts: a main theatre seating around 500, a rehearsal space and performers' quarters, backed up by an exhibition hall, cafe and workshop. The configuration of the auditorium can switch easily between the traditional proscenium proscenium In a theatre, the frame or arch separating the stage from the auditorium, through which the action of a play is viewed. In ancient Greek theatres, the proskenion was an area in front of the skene that eventually functioned as the stage. form to a thrust stage thrust stage n. A stage that extends into the audience's portion of a theater beyond the usual location of the proscenium and often has seats facing it on three sides. Noun 1. , engendering a more open, less inhibited relationship between audience and performers. Inspired by Saint-Nazaire's recent history of maritime industry, port life and post-war renewal, Jakob + MacFarlane's scheme has a gritty grit·ty adj. grit·ti·er, grit·ti·est 1. Containing, covered with, or resembling grit. 2. Showing resolution and fortitude; plucky: a gritty decision. , workmanlike work·man·like adj. Befitting a skilled artisan or craftsperson; skillfully done. workmanlike Adjective skilfully done: a neat workmanlike job Adj. 1. spirit that promises a lively engagement with its social and cultural context. C.S. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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