As the landmark building of the new Ville nouvelle of Marne-la Vallée,
the complex consisting of Le Palacio, Le Théâtre and L’Arc needed to
have a monumental and symbolic character in order to make them meeting
place and point of reference for the new town. While its impact on the
urban fabric is not decisive, Les Espaces d’Abraxas perfectly fulfils
its role as an urban monument marking the beginning of the new town.
Imbued with this representative character, the three buildings are laid
out in a baroque space, more French in some areas, more Mediterranean in
others, to constitute a great public space in which the monumentality
provides the backdrop to the “noblest” area of the
new residential development. By virtue of this, Les Espaces d’Abraxas
have become the symbol and reference point for a large part of the Marne
valley.
Program 591 dwellings and public spaces