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ENERGY PLUS SCHOOL IN COPPER
ENERGY PLUS SCHOOL IN COPPER
Rue des Écoles, Breteuil, France
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ENERGY PLUS SCHOOL IN COPPER
Rue des Écoles, Breteuil, France
Type
YEAR
2010
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
Located in the extension of the entrance hall and visible from therue des Ecoles, the circulation which leads to the classes forms atransition between the urban style and the style of the project.Accompanied by “cabins” which arearranged on the doorsteps to theclassrooms, this circulation draws its light from large bay windows lookingonto the courtyard.More than a development, it symbolises a link between the areas,in true harmony with the children who develop there.As regards the access to the motricity room, it is decorated with a verybright colour, like a magic passage to this place which is visited by all thechildren.The project adopts the principal of bending, generated by the ductile shaping of copper. Original and pre-fi nished, the copper uncoils around the walls up to the ceiling. It covers the school in a shimmering skinwith subtle colour changes over the course of time and theseasons, from golden to dull. On an urban level, this planensures the coherence of the architectural project throughthe continuity of the surfaces of the walls and ceilings, enablingthe creation of a transversal relation with the adjoining red brick schools.On an architectural level, the classrooms find a second natural light thanks to the raising of the roof which, by bending, attracts light from the East and North.With regard to the detail, this system of bending is a cladding with a fitting technique which adopts an upright join.The plot of land is registered in the area for the Protection of Historic Monuments.The main challenge of the project is therefore to ensure the insertion of this new school in a context where the constructions, materials andsizes are expressive and varied.The choice of a resolutely contemporary architecture, as in the current case, aims to extend the existing urban style and to establish relationships between the materials and the neighbouring buildings.As well as its contextual geometry, the building is compact and graphic. Closed on the North side in order to limit energy losses, it preservesthe privacy of the pupils from the street. Open to the South, it offers a pleasant courtyard at the heart of the building and is protected from overheating in summer by the triple glazed bay windows with argon strips. These characteristics give the bioclimatic results which are stillvery rare in France for this type of public facility. Its copper roof has photovoltaic panels which currently produce more energy than is consumed.Construction system
Timber framework and timber-framed walls Fermacell partition walls
Roofing and siding in TECU® Oxid copper from KME
Exterior wood finishing with 2 argon-filled tripleglazed windows from BIEBER
140 m² of SANYO photovoltaic panels
Underfloor heating in the classrooms
Double-flow ventilation
Timber framework and timber-framed walls Fermacell partition walls
Roofing and siding in TECU® Oxid copper from KME
Exterior wood finishing with 2 argon-filled tripleglazed windows from BIEBER
140 m² of SANYO photovoltaic panels
Underfloor heating in the classrooms
Double-flow ventilation
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