Café de la Cité

— Nantes (44) — 2023
Designer: Métalobil
Client: La Cité le Centre des Congrès
Location: Cité des Congrès

The Cité des Congrès in Nantes wished to create a hybrid living space, combining a café and coworking area, open to the city and designed for both Nantes residents and congress participants. This project strongly questions the identity of the venue: how to break away from the sobriety of existing spaces and assert a unique universe, rooted in the local area and enhancing its image?

Our designers’ response: the storm.
A bar emerging like lightning, a ceiling resembling torrential rain, acoustic umbrellas above the tables, and acoustic wall coverings reminiscent of waves, or clouds, depending on your imagination.