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Académie Fratellini
Académie Fratellini
Saint-Denis, France
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Académie Fratellini
Saint-Denis, France
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2025
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
BUDGET
$10M - 50M
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Located in Saint Denis, in the Greater Paris Region, the Académie Fratellini is an internationally renowned circus school, a leisure centre and a venue for the creation and performance of shows. Following major renovation and extension work, the
Académie Fratellini reopened its doors to the public on October 2025.
Founded by Annie Fratellini and Pierre Étaix in 1974 and based in Saint Denis since 2003, the Académie Fratellini has undergone an ambitious restructuring and extension project led by the architecture and interior design agency Atelier du Pont. The new project is in keeping with the architectural style of the original designers, Patrick Bouchain and Loïc Julienne, preserving the atmosphere and strong identity of this lively and extraordinary place.
The intervention of Atelier du Pont has made it possible to preserve the existing buildings, expand the Académie and rethink its overall functioning in order to simplify the daily lives of its users, encourage simultaneous activities and open up the site to
its surroundings.
The Halle was given two side wings to become La Grande Halle, providing the higher education institution and administration with new facilities needed for teaching and staff work. Its structure was reinforced, in particular to allow apparatus to be hung from it. The central space thus freed up became a new welcoming area for circus training and events.
A new 17-metre-high creation and performance studio, Studio Zéro, was built to complement the existing infrastructure. With its frontal configuration, it is adapted to the needs of contemporary circus.
To connect these different programmes, a new lively square opens onto the city, providing a breath of fresh air and a place for conviviality. These developments reinforce the Académie Fratellini’s roots in the local area and its links with the neighbourhood.
The project stands out for its ambitious environmental approach and complies with the Bâtiment Durable Francilien Silver standard (Île-de-France Sustainable Building). The materials used are mainly bio-based and locally sourced, limiting the
project’s carbon footprint and promoting virtuous supply chains. The whole operation rely on an unprecedented reuse strategy that has been implemented.
Académie Fratellini reopened its doors to the public on October 2025.
Founded by Annie Fratellini and Pierre Étaix in 1974 and based in Saint Denis since 2003, the Académie Fratellini has undergone an ambitious restructuring and extension project led by the architecture and interior design agency Atelier du Pont. The new project is in keeping with the architectural style of the original designers, Patrick Bouchain and Loïc Julienne, preserving the atmosphere and strong identity of this lively and extraordinary place.
The intervention of Atelier du Pont has made it possible to preserve the existing buildings, expand the Académie and rethink its overall functioning in order to simplify the daily lives of its users, encourage simultaneous activities and open up the site to
its surroundings.
The Halle was given two side wings to become La Grande Halle, providing the higher education institution and administration with new facilities needed for teaching and staff work. Its structure was reinforced, in particular to allow apparatus to be hung from it. The central space thus freed up became a new welcoming area for circus training and events.
A new 17-metre-high creation and performance studio, Studio Zéro, was built to complement the existing infrastructure. With its frontal configuration, it is adapted to the needs of contemporary circus.
To connect these different programmes, a new lively square opens onto the city, providing a breath of fresh air and a place for conviviality. These developments reinforce the Académie Fratellini’s roots in the local area and its links with the neighbourhood.
The project stands out for its ambitious environmental approach and complies with the Bâtiment Durable Francilien Silver standard (Île-de-France Sustainable Building). The materials used are mainly bio-based and locally sourced, limiting the
project’s carbon footprint and promoting virtuous supply chains. The whole operation rely on an unprecedented reuse strategy that has been implemented.
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