Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center, plan and section images courtesy of Renzo Piano Building WorkshopĮxterior view of the hut-like pavilions designed by Piano photo David Stanley (CC BY 2.0).Įxterior and interior views of a traditional Kanak hut pictures by David takes photos via Flickr. Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center, Nouméa, New Caledonia view from the north photo Gérard (CC BY-SA 2.0). The center also includes a 400-seat auditorium, an open-air theater for 4500, a pavilion for temporary exhibitions, artist workshops, storage areas, administration offices, a shop, and various visitor facilities. The first group accommodates exhibition spaces focused on the Kanak culture the second group contains a conference room, a library, and a media library the third group houses studios for music, dance, painting, sculpture, and applied arts finally, the tenth pavilion contains a cafe. The pavilions are divided into three main functional groups. Yer, unlike the traditional huts, which are semi-temporary structures made of locally-harvested vegetable fibers, the center’s pavilions are built with durable materials, including iroko wood, laminated timber, aluminum, steel, and glass.įrom 20 to 28 meters (65 to 82 feet) high and with a floor area ranging from 55 to 140 square meters (592 to 1506 square feet), the ten pavilions are connected by an elongated “spine”, a 250-meter-long covered footpath, slightly curved, which gives access to the main functional spaces of the complex. For example, the center consists of ten circular pavilions, of three different sizes, inspired by the traditional cone-shaped wooden hut, called Grand Case, which forms the main venue for the activities of New Caledonia’s villages as well as the residence of their chiefs. The center is aimed to present and promote the indigenous Kanak culture, its traditions, languages, craftsmanship, and arts.įor that reason, Piano designed the complex including many references to Kanak’s traditional architecture. Named after New Caledonian independence leader Jean-Marie Tjibaou, assassinated in 1989, this 8,188-square-meter / 88,100-square-foot complex was built in the late 1990s as a symbol of pacification between the people of New Caledonia (a French Overseas Territory) and France. Designed by Renzo Piano, the Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center is a center dedicated to New Caledonia’s Kanak culture, located near the city of Nouméa on the Grande Terre island.
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