the new bastion of culture in the valais deserves to be seen as an outstanding and significant building. 
demolition of the federal arsenal is necessary in order to emphasise the obvious architectural and historic qualities of the cantonal arsenal and to offer a “parade-ground for knowledge” on a scale appropriate to this new cultural beacon. 
the media centre is accessed from the parc collecteur which gives a view of the public library and enables visitors to get a preparatory glimpse of the interior before they enter.