2024-05-13T18:49:36-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150355308/sn-hetta-s-orionis-planetarium-debuts-in-france Josh Niland 2023-06-30T14:58:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d4/d41f2853cd2784340ef17005b32fa820.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/snohetta" target="_blank">Sn&oslash;hetta</a> has revealed photos of its just-completed Orionis planetarium and observatory design in the northern French city of Douai.</p> <p>The project opened in May following a three-and-a-half year construction phase and is defined by a pronounced desire to provoke continuous movement while encouraging users towards a rich multisensory experience on a site adjacent to the city&rsquo;s Ark&eacute;os archaeology museum and Scarpe river.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/81/81362d04d4a58306d76cc5545480e077.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/81/81362d04d4a58306d76cc5545480e077.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: &copy; Jad Sylla</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/40/401a65110bbd0f8b868ffd8db45c2a6a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/40/401a65110bbd0f8b868ffd8db45c2a6a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: &copy; Jad Sylla</figcaption></figure><p>The 21,527-square-foot planetarium is designed around two offsetting domes connected by a curving envelope that surrounds an elliptical interior courtyard. A landscaped garden path connection to the existing museum completes the exterior program while promoting biodiversity and linking various outdoor spaces together into one accessible whole.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/73/731c8a58786c58e49cf35a87cfc4a787.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/73/731c8a58786c58e49cf35a87cfc4a787.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: &copy; Jad Sylla </figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/23/23d5c9e761e42acc7f3064daf1daa4e4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/23/23d5c9e761e42acc7f3064daf1daa4e4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: &copy; Jad Sylla </figcaption></figure><p>According to the design team, materials used in the paneled curtain wall fa&ccedil;ade are supposedly inspired by the surrounding landscape and residential structur...</p>