Lorient Submarine Base is an international ideas competition for the use of three gargantuan submarine bunkers left from WWII, and the master planning of the surrounding territory which includes the second largest fishing port in France.

Our strategy is to return the space of the military base back to the public by creating a new plaza at the tip of the peninsula, and a public park on top of the largest bunker. The citizens of the city will thereby regain access toand control over the water's edge.

Two bunkers will be used as a "Museum of Sub-Acquatic Warfare", while the third will be converted for use as a site for art installations, thereby taking advantage of their architectural and mnemonic power. The space surrounding the mute bunkers will be used for theatrical spectacles.

An incubator for High-tech factories and R&D facilities is inserted into the core of the fishing port, using the existing, unrealizied geometry on the ground. A cross-axis links it to the hotel and conference center at the water's edge.

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