Tram-Trame

Daniel Buren's project is based on the regular installation of two arches at each stop on the West-East line, line 1, (except at Porte Jeune) to mark the stations and create a sense of continuity along the tramway route. The arches symbolize an entrance and an exit door, spaced out to match the length of the tramway trains. The arches are rectangular in cross-section. Different colors are used on three of the four sides of the arches. Each station has a different color scheme, creating a new world at each stop. On the outer curve, five black and white stripes of equal width run in a straight line along the ground on either side of the arch, giving the appearance of stripes.

Daniel Buren is known for his work on the columns in the courtyard of the Royal Palace and the Salve Bridge arch near the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.