Text description provided by the architects. The Paul Chevallier school complex is situated in Rillieux-la-Pape, a northern suburb of Lyon. At 5,034 m2, it is an unusually large project; and this indicates the growing attractiveness of the area. The complex currently comprises a nursery school and an elementary school. In 2014, a gym will be added, which will also be available for community activities. The site occupies an entire block, close to the centre of the district. The two schools are functionally and administratively autonomous. While following on from each other, they make up a continuum, in an overall composition. They are made up of rectangular modules in "V" formations enclosing internal spaces which, in the case of the nursery school, is a garden, and, in that of the elementary school, a patio. The site is surrounded by disparate constructed forms that illustrate the historical development of the area. The old village stretches out along the Route de Strasbourg, and on the southern side there is a mix of apartment blocks and private housing developments. Dense, diverse plant life accompanies and modifies this urban environment. Across from the site is the wooded Brosset park, with, on its perimeter, the Maison des Familles, the Centre Social and the Ecole de Musique, whose functions are complementary to those of the schools. © Renaud AraudThe nursery school occupies a calm, sheltered position in a garden at the heart of the site, with an area of vegetation close to a château and some villas. The elementary school has a façade that gives onto Rue Salignat. The future gym will follow the alignment of the street. A pedestrian pathway leads to the entrance, organising the area where the parents congregate, and linking the schools to the village, as a prolongation to the existing axes of communication. It is lined by the structures themselves, thus leaving room for the playgrounds and gardens on the southern side. One of the project's major characteristics is the relationship it establishes between architecture and nature. The structures are in keeping with their surroundings, at times allowing nature, more or less literally, to "get the upper hand". © Renaud AraudThe general profile is uniformly, deliberately low, harmonising with the slope in such a way as to minimise excavation and foundation work. The project harmonises vegetation on the upper and lower levels. The volumes in wood are separated by the broad, planted-out roofs, with their waves of colour. The inclined roof planes and broad overhangs energise the silhouette, and attenuate the massiveness of the blocks. In terms of organisation, the classrooms are rectangular, and can take thirty children comfortably. The collective spaces (library, concourse, music and computing rooms) stand out, in part, above the roofs. Large windows, sheltered by the roof projections and sunshades, open onto the playgrounds on the southern side. And the nursery school also receives natural light from the north. Access to the nursery school classrooms is through cloakrooms, via yellow perforated metal entry points that indicate a passage from one world to another. The toilets and dormitories are shared by two classrooms, and there is customised furniture in three-ply spruce, from the cloakrooms to the cupboards in the classrooms. © Renaud AraudThe passageways have their own character, and are the project's main axes. The galleries, main entrance, hall, covered playground, corridors and terraces are carefully designed, spacious, with natural lighting, for easy occupation. Wood is a pre-eminent presence. Tectoniques generally uses wood frames for its school projects, but in this case there are wood panels throughout, for the walls, façades and floors. They are left exposed on the inside surfaces, giving solidity and depth to the walls and partitions. This impression of mass and weight creates an impression that is unusual for construction in wood, which by its very nature is light. Apart from the foundations, slabs, ground floor and stairwells, everything is in wood, including the lift shaft. The outer aspect of the complex is characterised by overhangs that are 2.4 m long and 0.18 m deep. while the upper storey has cavity floors in prefabricated laminates between OSB planking on dry slabs From preparation (long) to implementation (short) The design-construction process is similar to certain techniques that have been used in Austria Industrially-produced panels and more elaborate components are used for on-site dry assembly This is one of the most ambitious project of its kind to be implemented in France using a constructional approach that is one of Tectoniques' specialities You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Text description provided by the architects. The Hacine Cherifi gymnasium (1) forms part of the same development as the Paul Chevallier schools complex, another Tectoniques project for the town of Rillieux-La-Pape (69). Next to the schools with their pleated, green roofs, its size makes it an imposing, yet silent, neighbour. The building houses two sports halls and support services over a total surface area of 2,500 m2 with internal ceiling heights of 9 and 12 metres. © 11H45Faithful to the agency's values, the architecture uses a mixed wood/concrete structure without pretence or artifice, the wooden components being largely prefabricated. © 11H45(1) Hacine Cherifi is a boxer from the town who made history in 1998 at the Astroballe when he became the first French world Middleweight champion since Marcel Cerdan. © 11H45An active contribution to the public space. The facility includes a gymnastics hall (880 m2, a multi-purpose sports hall (1,100 m2) and the spaces required to host the general public and sportspeople. Longitudinal SectionScale adapted to the context. The building has a very simple shape and the facades are unadorned. Whilst the style of the schools is fluid and landscaped, the simpler, more sober gymnasium, in contrast speaks of stability and solidity. It occupies the northern corner of the development at the crossroads between two of Rilleux's major roads. Site PlanThe main facade to the east on rue Salignat clearly states the facility's public status with a large, glazed facade, mounted with a cantilevered volume. At the rear to the west, the building is deliberately silent, as a residential programme is under construction and not yet finished. Towards the south it overlooks the schools, situated on the opposite side of a pedestrian alleyway which provides access to the schools and cuts across the development. As in all the Tectoniques agency's projects, the construction system is both intelligible and visible. The raw concrete walls which run the height of the underground section of the building are left visible from the interior. Above these walls, the structures are all made of timber. The main structure is formed from a series of portal frames. These are composed of glue laminated spaced columns and beams with a span of 34 metres, placed on a 5.8 metre framework. Courtesy of Tectoniques ArchitectsFor the purposes of transportation, the beams were built in two parts, pinned and bolted together on site using metallic eyelets. Lifting and putting the beams into place made for a very dramatic stage in the construction process. The beams are put to good use by alternately constructing the roof above and below the height of the columns. This system creates large, glazed, horizontal strips which face north and run the height of the beams. This provides abundant overhead lighting but avoids glare. Structure Axonometric 2Flashes of red break through the monochromatic tone Light shades have been used to create a calm peaceful atmosphere and ensure the facilities remain discreet the wall panels are made of light-coloured timber and the position of the lights and radiators fit into a carefully designed layout The only colour is the red gymnastics equipment which creates a stark contrast with the overall monochromatic tone Emmanuel Macron a été réélu président de la République ce dimanche Et c’est en partie grâce à Rillieux-la-Pape La commune de la Métropole de Lyon a confié au candidat LREM 66,95% des voix qui obtient 33,05% des suffrages exprimés La participation rillarde a été de 63% pour ce second tour Afficher/Masquer plus d'articles sur le même sujet ↓ Copyright © Lyon Mag - Mentions légales - Politique des cookies - Contact Développé par Everlats