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General Council House 3rd Floor
General Council House 3rd Floor
Saint-Marcellin, France
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General Council House 3rd Floor
Saint-Marcellin, France
YEAR
2010
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
WOODEN POSTS & CAST IRON BRACKETS
The third floor is intended for the purely administrative side and includes closed offices for senior management, and other landscaped work spaces for the officers of Local Development, Education and Resources Services . By convincing the authorities to waive the use of the attic level, originally designed to accommodate the Youth Club, the architect was able to keep the row of wooden posts and the incredible charm of its metal structures supported by cast iron brackets which are part of local architectural heritage and which could not have been reused or reproduced. The existing joists and decking have been removed in the central part, and kept on the sides, over the closed and open plan offices, and contain the water system. This device allows double height in the central part and additional natural lighting – through the installation of roof windows - to reduce electricity consumption during the day while moving around the building . Thermal and sound insulation has been installed under the pitch of the roof. This story incorporates the same features of alternating meeting rooms and recreational areas. The cylindrical meeting rooms punctuate the central nave and are equipped with adjustable vertical slats to filter the light and decide the degree of privacy desired. The lounge, located on the top floor against the north gable is accessible from the 2nd floor via an inside staircase, disabled access being provided by the elevator located between buildings A and B. At the same level on the opposite gable, the equipment room required a selective reinforcement to the structure to accommodate the ventilation system.
STAIRS & SQUARE
The layout of the existing stairwell, which has been left raw, plays with the new accessibility standards in force. By removing the platform doors that were originally planned, doubling the Reg-lit panels with polycarbonate and installing radiant panels, the staircase is bathed in natural light and invites staff and public to use the stairs in preference to the elevator, in the interests of the environment and public health. The fire escape extension continues the nod to the industrial past of the site and expresses itself through the materials used. The cylindrical masonry structure is fully covered by micro-perforated steel trays and lacquered to retain a direct visual link with the outside. The creation and arrangement of the courtyard, reflects the pragmatic approach of L'Autre Fabrique that favors simple devices focusing on common sense. The stone parts of the existing boundary wall, which was to be demolished for the creation of new parking spaces have been carefully put aside to be reused with coping stones to create the low wall, framing access to the court. This wall extends to the right to the entrance of the extension, forming the structural element of the path that allows people with visual impairments or reduced mobility access to the building entrance. Made of rough concrete, it houses a bench and ends with a sign post that includes a card reader and intercom.
HISTORY
The people of St Marcellin have always (wrongly) called this property The Factory. The town of Saint-Marcellin even gave that name to a street that runs along one of these buildings. Tobacco growers who are better informed, said they delivered their crop to the tobacco store, or tobacco warehouse and later, to the tobacco fermenting center. The Saint-Marcellin tobacco fermenting center was built in 1883 by the French tobacco company and remained its property until 1997. The massive reduction in production, and new methods of preparation of tobacco, rendered obsolete the center's fermentation buildings with its Republican architecture so typical of this area. One might have feared that they would be destroyed. Fortunately, the town of Saint-Marcellin acquired it in 1997. In 1999,the town gave the central wing to the community of communes of the Saint-Marcellin region which became the Maison de l'Economie. Today, 12 000 m2 of floor space have been assigned to many public institutions or associations who share this vast place, finding new areas in which to develop. These walls are home to the Maison de l'Economie, a job center, the Community of communes formation center, the municipal martial arts hall and a school restaurant, The Maison des Associations (also carried out by L'Autre Fabrique) and a Psychological and Medical Center The rehabilitation of this ensemble will continue with the restructuring of the warden's house.
The third floor is intended for the purely administrative side and includes closed offices for senior management, and other landscaped work spaces for the officers of Local Development, Education and Resources Services . By convincing the authorities to waive the use of the attic level, originally designed to accommodate the Youth Club, the architect was able to keep the row of wooden posts and the incredible charm of its metal structures supported by cast iron brackets which are part of local architectural heritage and which could not have been reused or reproduced. The existing joists and decking have been removed in the central part, and kept on the sides, over the closed and open plan offices, and contain the water system. This device allows double height in the central part and additional natural lighting – through the installation of roof windows - to reduce electricity consumption during the day while moving around the building . Thermal and sound insulation has been installed under the pitch of the roof. This story incorporates the same features of alternating meeting rooms and recreational areas. The cylindrical meeting rooms punctuate the central nave and are equipped with adjustable vertical slats to filter the light and decide the degree of privacy desired. The lounge, located on the top floor against the north gable is accessible from the 2nd floor via an inside staircase, disabled access being provided by the elevator located between buildings A and B. At the same level on the opposite gable, the equipment room required a selective reinforcement to the structure to accommodate the ventilation system.
STAIRS & SQUARE
The layout of the existing stairwell, which has been left raw, plays with the new accessibility standards in force. By removing the platform doors that were originally planned, doubling the Reg-lit panels with polycarbonate and installing radiant panels, the staircase is bathed in natural light and invites staff and public to use the stairs in preference to the elevator, in the interests of the environment and public health. The fire escape extension continues the nod to the industrial past of the site and expresses itself through the materials used. The cylindrical masonry structure is fully covered by micro-perforated steel trays and lacquered to retain a direct visual link with the outside. The creation and arrangement of the courtyard, reflects the pragmatic approach of L'Autre Fabrique that favors simple devices focusing on common sense. The stone parts of the existing boundary wall, which was to be demolished for the creation of new parking spaces have been carefully put aside to be reused with coping stones to create the low wall, framing access to the court. This wall extends to the right to the entrance of the extension, forming the structural element of the path that allows people with visual impairments or reduced mobility access to the building entrance. Made of rough concrete, it houses a bench and ends with a sign post that includes a card reader and intercom.
HISTORY
The people of St Marcellin have always (wrongly) called this property The Factory. The town of Saint-Marcellin even gave that name to a street that runs along one of these buildings. Tobacco growers who are better informed, said they delivered their crop to the tobacco store, or tobacco warehouse and later, to the tobacco fermenting center. The Saint-Marcellin tobacco fermenting center was built in 1883 by the French tobacco company and remained its property until 1997. The massive reduction in production, and new methods of preparation of tobacco, rendered obsolete the center's fermentation buildings with its Republican architecture so typical of this area. One might have feared that they would be destroyed. Fortunately, the town of Saint-Marcellin acquired it in 1997. In 1999,the town gave the central wing to the community of communes of the Saint-Marcellin region which became the Maison de l'Economie. Today, 12 000 m2 of floor space have been assigned to many public institutions or associations who share this vast place, finding new areas in which to develop. These walls are home to the Maison de l'Economie, a job center, the Community of communes formation center, the municipal martial arts hall and a school restaurant, The Maison des Associations (also carried out by L'Autre Fabrique) and a Psychological and Medical Center The rehabilitation of this ensemble will continue with the restructuring of the warden's house.
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