Tête Carrée, Contemporary architectural sculpture in Nice, France.
The Tête Carrée rises 28 meters high with seven floors distributed between its cubic head and cylindrical neck sections, forming an inhabited sculpture.
Architect Yves Bayard completed this architectural project on June 29, 2002, transforming artist Sacha Sosno's original 30-centimeter sculpture into a monumental structure.
The building integrates artistic expression with functional architecture, housing administrative offices of the Louis Nucéra Library within its geometric form.
Located near Place Yves Klein, the structure contains four floors in the head section and three floors in the neck, accommodating up to 40 staff members.
The Tête Carrée represents the first instance worldwide where a giant sculpture has been converted into a fully operational building structure.
Location: Nice
Inception: June 29, 2002
Architects: Yves Bayard
GPS coordinates: 43.70270,7.27916
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:41
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