The new harbor master’s office in Calais, France, designed by Atelier 9.81, is part of the Port Calais 2015 expansion plan, responding to increased port activity and accommodating larger ships. The office, situated at the junction of the existing port and its extension, stands at a height of 38 meters and serves as a prominent maritime traffic management structure. Visible from the sea, town, and beaches, it symbolizes the port’s expansion and represents the evolving town of Calais.

To enhance the reception and image qualities, the design employs two key strategies. Firstly, the building is visually fragmented into distinct volumes, allowing each to convey a specific narrative. This accumulation of volumes, resembling balanced pebbles, forms a structure that encapsulates various geometric forms. Secondly, each volume is assigned a specific texture and materiality, drawing inspiration from Calais’s economic, maritime, and geological heritage.

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Built in 1443 on the foundations of an earler castle, Château de Créminil was restored in the 16th century after a fire. It has a circular plan forming an interior courtyard and is flanked by towers, turrets and buttresses. Its white stone walls rest on a checkerboard base (alternating sandstone and flint). The terrace overlooking the moat was created in the 18th century.

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