Plateforme 10 is the new art district in Lausanne with two buildings, three museums, two restaurants, two cafes.
In other words, three institutions that are reborn and transform a district that had hitherto been inaccessible, to make it a “modern museum hub” and a point of attraction for the peaceful city.
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There are 9 tracks at Lausanne station, hence the name “Platform 10” for this “culture accelerator” which stands out with its radical architecture and its monolithic volumes.
The remains of a railway world, the rails that run between the two futuristic buildings inspired the street furniture in the shape of half-planets of pale concrete, designed by a Basel office after a competition.
Olivier Mosset and Xavier Veilhan created a locomotive sculpture there.
15,000 visitors in 4 days
On October 3, 2019, the new Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts of Lausanne (MCBA) was inaugurated there, which left the 25,000 m2 Palais de Rumine that it had occupied since 2006 for the high masterful building, signed by the Estudio Barozzi Veiga office. with
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