Project name
Neurocampus, Segalen University - Bordeaux, France
Year
2016
Project location
Bordeaux, France
Architectural project
VIB Architecture, Paris
Lamm furniture
Genya
Photographer
Cyrille Lallement
The Neurocampus in Bordeaux, a centre of excellence in French neurological
research, was fitted with Genya armchairs and E5000 study desks. Part of the
Université Ségalen’s high-tech experimentation cluster dedicated to ongoing
research into the human nervous system, the new opalescent monolith,
designed by VIB architecture (Franck Vialet and Bettina Ballus), has a barycentric
atrium within it, surrounded by research laboratories, studies, offices, service
spaces and a cafeteria.
The faceted purple walls and ceiling of the iconic conference room contrast
with the immaculate and minimalist parterre where 150 armchairs from the
Genya series (design Dante Bonuccelli), equipped with a table on the seatback
and an electrical system, have been elegantly installed in tiers. The seats in the
front row have a tip-up worktop (E5000 desk designed by Orlandini design)
finished with wooden front panels.