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Public College of Labarthe-sur-Lèze
Public College of Labarthe-sur-Lèze
Labarthe-sur-Lèze, France
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Public College of Labarthe-sur-Lèze
Labarthe-sur-Lèze, France
Project of the Day on Oct 14, 2014
Firm
Type
YEAR
2012
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
BUDGET
$10M - 50M
The project aim was to create a school answering to the High Environmental Quality and educational standards.
We tried to imagine the scale of the future equipment and to position it as a public building within a problematic empty space. The entire school is fully integrated into the site to the point of recreating it.
On the civilian side, the school plays the role of a public building; and on the inside, it expresses a friendly identity.
For communication and education, premium glass transcribes exchange and openness. The volume created by glass and aluminum bars alongside copper siding gives an appearance of a stretching game.
The inner orange copper hue of the common spaces contrasts with the outside brown tone to create a smooth transition with the land.
The copper, as a natural and alive material, gives the building a skin which the patina would smooth with age while reinforcing the value of sustainability.
We tried to imagine the scale of the future equipment and to position it as a public building within a problematic empty space. The entire school is fully integrated into the site to the point of recreating it.
On the civilian side, the school plays the role of a public building; and on the inside, it expresses a friendly identity.
For communication and education, premium glass transcribes exchange and openness. The volume created by glass and aluminum bars alongside copper siding gives an appearance of a stretching game.
The inner orange copper hue of the common spaces contrasts with the outside brown tone to create a smooth transition with the land.
The copper, as a natural and alive material, gives the building a skin which the patina would smooth with age while reinforcing the value of sustainability.