Le CESC et la Vice Présidence
Le bâtiment qui abrite aujourd’hui le CESC (Comité Economique Social et culturel) est le fruit d’un travail de restauration d’un ancien entrepôt militaire édifié (en 1959) par les services du génie de l’armée française. Construit à l’origine en terre battue, ce bâtiment communément appelé « écurie impériales » (probablement parce que, outre des canons, il abritait du fourrage…) a ensuite (de 1907 à 1977) hébergé le service des Travaux publics. (extrait du magazine Papeete, to tatou Oire)
The building that is today hosting the CESC (Cultural and Economic Service) is the result of the restoration by civil engineers of the French Army of a former military warehouse built in 1959. The building that was initially built with clay, was commonly named "The Imperial stable" (maybe because that in addition to cannonballs, it was also hosting fodder. Then from 1907 to 1977, it hosted the Civil Engineer department (excerpt from the magazine Papeete, to tatou Oire)
Situé juste en face mais inauguré dix ans plus tard, le bâtiment de la culture ressemble à s’y méprendre à son grand frère : même sobriété de style et de lignes. « Nous avons choisi de reprendre les mêmes éléments d’architecture (enduits, briques, tuiles…) typiques des anciens bâtiments coloniaux afin de créer un ensemble homogène » a expliqué Jean-Piere Carlotti, architecte au ministère de l’Equipement. Le bâtiment de la culture est devenu depuis "le taui" la vice-présidence.
On the left, you can see the CESC and on the right the building hosting the vice-presidency. The Polynesian flag has two red stripes with a at the center on a white background.
The building of the ministry for Culture that is located just accross it and that was inaugurated ten years later, looks like the other one : same style. "We decided to use the same architectural style (coat, bricks, tiles, ...) typical of the ancient colonial buildings in order to create a harmonious complex " Jean-Pierre Carlotti, one of the architect at the Ministry of Equipment, explained. The building of the ministry for the culture became that of the Vice-President since the "taui".
En 1990, le CESC fut restauré sous la direction de l’architecte Christian Mariotti, en respectant la sobriété de son ancienne architecture militaire et coloniale.
In 1990, the CESC was restored under the direction of the architect Christian Mariotti, who respected the sober style of the former military and colonial-style of the building.
A small roundabout faces the white house and the CESC