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Steven Holl's new surf museum in Biarittz occupies a fantastic site, with landscaped connection down a valley to one of the local beaches. Its forms emulate skateboard ramps and flowing waves and it contains exhibits about the coast, the surf and weather of the region.
Does it work - questionable! its external spaces are austere and hot in the summer sun; the glass of the restaurant and cafe are not protected form the sun even with their new tech sandwich panels, and the use of the site and its connection with the landscape is unsuccessful - seeminly wasteful. It is, however, a great credit to the city to commission such a significant piece of architecture in such a prominent site with such an ambitious brief.
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