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Auditorium and library for the University of Amiens
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Auditorium and library for the University of Amiens
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A TOPOGRAPHIC EXTENSION
Located in the heart of
Amiens University, the new library and auditorium constitute a central place
for exchanges and meeting around technologies as well as the catalyst of an
intense campus social life.
Our project sets the two
entities, library and auditorium, at the same level that the central garden of
the University. The auditorium floor is sloped and follows the natural
landscape of the site. In between these two volumes, the reception hall
connects the lower level of the site to the garden by long steps of stone.
We have placed natural
lighting in the heart of the library, thanks to sheds on the roof, which are
oriented to the North. With this zenithal lighting, we create a space where
exchanges and knowledge are multiple and opened to other discipline or culture.
The auditorium is made of white
concrete with a strip of curtain glass window on top of the wall that can be
shut by motorized sun shields integrated to the space ceiling.
The library is conceived as
a platform, with a unique intermediate post (10.80 m range). All spaces are
planned on a regular grid of 1.80 m x 7.20 m, which organizes all architectural
and technical devices (lighting system, ventilation, furniture, facade, etc.) of
the library in order to offer a opened and flexible interior space. Therefore, the
building manages a gradual transition of spaces from the reception hall, for
groups and meetings to more individual spaces of silence and high
concentration.
A facade OF WOODEN
scale
The building envelop is designed
as a “smart” skin, which controls internal spaces ambiance as well as views.
The facade system is inspired by
pine cone scales, which open or close according to the level of humidity in the
air. The full height glass curtain wall is protected by wooden sun-shading,
whose angles changes along the facade according to the orientation of spaces.
This system allows a gradual transition from protected zones to opened and
transparent zones. This sun-shading is vertical for a better answer to the main
western orientation of the building.
Located in the heart of
Amiens University, the new library and auditorium constitute a central place
for exchanges and meeting around technologies as well as the catalyst of an
intense campus social life.
Our project sets the two
entities, library and auditorium, at the same level that the central garden of
the University. The auditorium floor is sloped and follows the natural
landscape of the site. In between these two volumes, the reception hall
connects the lower level of the site to the garden by long steps of stone.
We have placed natural
lighting in the heart of the library, thanks to sheds on the roof, which are
oriented to the North. With this zenithal lighting, we create a space where
exchanges and knowledge are multiple and opened to other discipline or culture.
The auditorium is made of white
concrete with a strip of curtain glass window on top of the wall that can be
shut by motorized sun shields integrated to the space ceiling.
The library is conceived as
a platform, with a unique intermediate post (10.80 m range). All spaces are
planned on a regular grid of 1.80 m x 7.20 m, which organizes all architectural
and technical devices (lighting system, ventilation, furniture, facade, etc.) of
the library in order to offer a opened and flexible interior space. Therefore, the
building manages a gradual transition of spaces from the reception hall, for
groups and meetings to more individual spaces of silence and high
concentration.
A facade OF WOODEN
scale
The building envelop is designed
as a “smart” skin, which controls internal spaces ambiance as well as views.
The facade system is inspired by
pine cone scales, which open or close according to the level of humidity in the
air. The full height glass curtain wall is protected by wooden sun-shading,
whose angles changes along the facade according to the orientation of spaces.
This system allows a gradual transition from protected zones to opened and
transparent zones. This sun-shading is vertical for a better answer to the main
western orientation of the building.
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