The future Tourist Information Center is a stone with 2 faces, like the ancient city’s emblem: a Pygmalion.When the visitor enters the city, he faces a standing block, as an echo to the old tower ramparts which stand in front.
		The rough and mineral envelope of this abstract form raises itself and appears to be levitating above a tilted glass wall: a window on the area of reception. Then the facets of stone inflate, turn and are aligned facing the Court of Justice on the lateral side of the building to lead us towards Fréjus downtown. Once he has entered the old city, the visitor discovers a second public place, a vegetal and shady square that leads him to the Tourist Information Center. There, the monolithic block surface is more precious and delicate. The facade is designed as a sculptured, scraped and carved stone. Vertical ribs traverse the facade and reveal another material which allows the visitor to estimate the depth of the building. In one of these glass openings, which filter the light and are illuminated at night, one can find the visitors’ entrance. The porch offers a contrast leading to the information hall which spreads out to the light and to the panoramic view. The portal to the city, through which the visitor entered, is seen again. The stone then becomes a kind of view-point overhanging the landscape.