We have aways liked Steven Holl work, but wat he has just done in Biarritz (by the way one of our favorite cities in France) defines perfectly our spirit and approach towards life and architecture.
His new building for the CITÉ DE L'OCÉAN ET DU SURF in Biarritz, France blends what we think architecture, modern culture, art, and lifestyle should be.
In this case, the content of the museum, its location and its shape is totally coherent with the function of the building (exhibiting sealife and surf contents).
But what has really interested us about this project is how Holl seems to take a step further and let people not just to contemplate and "see" the subject of the expo (in this case surfing) but also to "live" it through the inclusion of clearly skate ramp shaped roofs for the building. This roofs are perfectly defining by themselves not only the interior spaces for the exhibitions (looks like some kind of projections of surf films will take place there) but they also configure some kind of concrete frozen waves emerging to the exterior space, relating to the sea and all the action that takes place in it.
We haven´t been able to actually see any pics of people really skating there (in the roofs) , and probably, due to the "vandalic attitude" of the potential crew it might never happen (the rough paving doesn´t help, Steven) , but its the first step to understand architecture as part of its urban/natural enviroment and, in this case providing some interaction with the public via skating facilities.
In fact, this building is some kind of revenge for us, as this idea is something we have been fighting for since mid-nineties, usually facing ignorance and stupidity from the "official establishment".
So, you can go a step further as Steven Holl has done, or you can just spend the rest of your life spending others people money and boring your fellow citizens with bland and expensive boxes like this and pretend you are so creative.
You choose.
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