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Rock chic: Brisac Gonzalez’s multi-purpose venue is a hit in Aurillac, France

By Ellis Woodman, Ellis Woodman Ellis Woodman Ellis Woodman2008-04-18T00:00:00

The upper half of the building is shrouded by a GRC screen incorporating 25,000 pyramid lenses

When Brisac Gonzalez won a competition to design an auditorium in France, the brief was all about combining simplicity with the flexibility to host anything from a French black metal band to a trade fair

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