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In February 1994, in an effort to push further towards realism, the first prototype of the conference room of floor "I" (i) (Information and Identity) is shown in the exposition "Bifurcation" à Meymac, Dole et Albi.

On level "i" a hall of information, an exposition hall, a reception room and a conference room are planned.
It's in the latter that we can be a part of, among other things, the meeting of the different floor managers that takes place every monday morning.

The first prototype of the conference room of the Very Great Democratic Administration is made up of PVC tubes, supported by a central axis also made of PVC. In this structure, a tent in flexible PVC is supended, attached by some strings.
On the central axis is affixed a round table around which are positioned twelve different chairs. The entry is on one of the twelve
sides.

In 1995, the FRAC Poitou Charentes purchases the first prototype and shows it at the "Confort Moderne" in Poitiers. A souvenir picture of the administration committee of the FRAC sitting in the conference room is published in the publication, "L'Actualité Poitou-Charentes"

Yannick Miloux, current director of the FRAC Rhône-Alpes publishes a good text on the VGDA and its author.

Foes there need to be a second prototype of the conference room? A good question deserves several answers.
First, one must examine several problems that were noted and tested during various presentations:

  • The central axis of the conference room, made of gray PVC, made it difficult to see the person sitting across the table.
  • In its endless quest for transparency, the VGDA and its floor "Q" (link page 4 Qualité/Quantité) could not accept such a problem.
  • The ceiling above the table, in flexible and transparent PVC made the guests' hair stand up on end. This situation, created partially by the active democratic debates and mostly by static electricity, needed a solution.
  • Finally, a piece (or a work) once sold can no longer be used for experimentation or testing (crash-test).
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