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INSTITUTIONAL
ARCHITECTURE

Landscaping • Scenography: CREO, François DECOTECH, EGT, ELTS, FEDD,
To the east of the building, overlooking Tourny (engineer) Globocess AG, Groupe Eode,
Cours Saint-André, an urban stone • Specialists: Immersive room and INEO, Ingérop, IRELEM, Isère
forecourt accommodates the varying Planetarium: RSA Cosmos / Theoriz Aménagement, Kaléo, Laye, Maq2,
flow of visitors drawn to this site and its • Environmental quality: Etamine Pélissard, PVI, RTE Dauphiné,
activities. To the west, a garden and its • Road works and various networks: Schindler, Sinequanon’, SMAC,
outdoor amphithéâtre form a buffer zone MTM Infra SOCOTEC, Terideal, TDMI
between the parking lots and the Centre • Acoustics: Echologos • Photo credit: Nicolas Trouillard dw
de Sciences. To the south, a conserved • Construction: A.C.G.P. CACI,
hundred-year-old cedar tree serves as a Biming, BIOTOPE, BOA, CBMA, www.arcane-archi.fr
reminder of the city's continuing renewal. CISEPZ, CANCÉ, CIOLFI, www.cardinjulien.com/en

Technical sheet
• Project name: Cosmocité
• Location: Le Pont-de-Claix, Grenoble,
France
• Client: Grenoble Alpes Métropole
• Direction/cultural and scientific
programming: La Casemate
• Scientific curator: UGA / CNRS /
OSUG
• Year of completion: 2023
• Floor area: 2 114 m²
• Architecture: ARCANE Architectes
and Cardin Julien
• Engineering: Mechanical-electrical
engineering: CET Bâtiment &
Energie [AK1] [ÉP2]
• Structural and economy: BETREC
I.G
• Landscape architecture: Atelier
Verdance

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