Fresco circuit BREST

Context

The aim of this project was to promote the heritage and identity of Brest and the Rive Droite district, embellish the urban environment, give new life to the district, and mobilise the inhabitants and actors of the district regarding their living environment.
A very important and strong point of this project concerned the integration through training of young persons on the production sites managed by CitéCréation. Work in connection with the district’s schools and organisations was performed during the inaugurations of the frescos, with poetry, graphic creations, readings, events, etc.

 

A fresco circuit on the right waterfront of Brest

Ces œuvres urbaines symbolisent l'engagement de la collectivité brestoise à l'amélioration du cadre de vie et la promotion de l'art et de la culture au cœur de la ville.
Olivier Henne
Responsable du développement à l'office de tourisme de Brest
Contracting owner : Brest Métropole Océane – Urban Community.
Place : Right waterfront – Brest / France.
Contracting owner : Brest Métropole Océane – Urban Community.
Place : Right waterfront – Brest / France.
Contracting owner : Brest Métropole Océane – Urban Community.
Place : Right waterfront – Brest / France.
Contracting owner : Brest Métropole Océane – Urban Community.
Place : Right waterfront – Brest / France.

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Action / result

The inhabitants were strongly involved and finally satisfied with the results obtained. The frescos became objects that created social cohesion, links between the inhabitants and their neighbourhood. They are also places of popular expression. The walls display the identity of a neighbourhood, a place left aside. They give an identity within the town and outside it, since they have led to an urban tourism project (a brochure to discover the circuit).

The actors of the project

  • Contracting owner: Brest Métropole Océane.
  • Project manager: CitéCréation.
  • Partners: Municipality of Brest, Caisse des Dépôts, Région Bretagne, Conseil Général du Finistère, Cobaty Brest Iroise, DCNS, ERDF, Caisse Agricole, Crédit Mutuel de Bretagne.

Budget et Technique

Cost of the monumental mural design project:

  • Project coordination/ Design / Production of the overall design.
  • €435 K ex. tax*.

The property in figures:

  • A circuit of 9 painted walls.
  • Timetable for carrying out the project: 5 years.

Technical characteristics of the painted facades:

  • Coated concrete, ETI polystyrene.

*Excluding scaffolding, surface preparation, team facilities, site office with access to water.

Photos

Contracting owner : Brest Métropole Océane – Urban Community.
Place : Right waterfront – Brest / France.
Contracting owner : Brest Métropole Océane – Urban Community.
Place : Right waterfront – Brest / France.
Contracting owner : Brest Métropole Océane – Urban Community.
Place : Right waterfront – Brest / France.
Contracting owner : Brest Métropole Océane – Urban Community.
Place : Right waterfront – Brest / France.
Contracting owner : Brest Métropole Océane – Urban Community.
Place : Right waterfront – Brest / France.
Contracting owner : Brest Métropole Océane – Urban Community.
Place : Right waterfront – Brest / France.
Contracting owner : Brest Métropole Océane – Urban Community.
Place : Right waterfront – Brest / France.
Contracting owner : Brest Métropole Océane – Urban Community.
Place : Right waterfront – Brest / France.
Contracting owner : Brest Métropole Océane – Urban Community.
Place : Right waterfront – Brest / France.
Contracting owner : Brest Métropole Océane – Urban Community.
Place : Right waterfront – Brest / France.