Design of the new R&D Center in Nice
the space to design the future of innovation
Competition open to Italian architects under 40 for the design of the new R&D Center in Nice, the space to design the future of innovation
Inside an evolving Headquarters, the project will have to interpret the idea of dynamism and movement which are the basis of the company philosophy.
Performance, innovation, technology and sustainability are called to flow into spaces that reflect the centrality of the person even in the workplace; spaces capable of stimulating imagination and thought, interaction and collaboration.

The Nice Group
Nice is the Italian multinational leader in the international sector of Home Automation, Home Security and Smart Home with a wide range of integrated and connected solutions for the automation of gates, garages, solar shading systems, parking lots, wireless alarms and home security, for residential, commercial and industrial applications. www.niceforyou.com
COMPETITION BRIEF: THE CLIENT'S VISION AND DREAM
In line with the principles that have inspired the evolution of Nice and its Headquarters over the years, the new building – which will be the headquarters of the Group's centre of excellence for Research and Development – will also have to reflect the idea of dynamism and movement that are at the basis of the company philosophy. A concept of movement to be understood in a broader sense as tension towards and in the future, as evolution, which testifies to Nice's constant ambition to be a primary actor of change. Oriented towards overcoming current constraints, the new plant will have to speak of the future by combining new and original languages with a high-performance architecture, of which movement is an integral part through not only formal but also technological choices.
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