Similar FRAC funds exist in all regions of France. They are engaged in exhibition and educational activities, they own their own collection of works of art, support local artists, and generally act as a cultural center. The public importance of the FRAC in Rennes, the capital of Brittany, is underlined by its position on a hilltop, next to a park in a new neighborhood, which is easily accessible by private and public transport.
The exterior of the building is largely inspired by Aurélie Nemours's monumental 72 pillars of gray Breton granite, installed nearby. Therefore, the facades are partly clad with steel, partly with gray tinted glass.
The key space of the interior is a "canyon" with glazed ceilings, cutting through the building from top to bottom. There are staircases, bridges, ramps, balconies making visiting FRAC an adventure. Other spaces connect the volumes of auditoriums and exhibition halls, including the auditorium enclosed in a red shell (the same as Deck did in
the Macro Museum in Rome). The visitor is constantly faced with a contrast: dark and light, high and low, heavy and light, bright and dark, which in itself becomes not only an architectural, but also an artistic expression.
The total area of FRAC is 5000 m2, of which 1000 m2 are exhibition galleries, and another thousand are restoration and technical workshops. The budget was 18.3 million euros, allocated by the authorities of Brittany, Rennes and the government of France.
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