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Interdisciplinary Institute for Women’s Health – Tarnier Building, rue d’Assas
Interdisciplinary Institute for Women’s Health – Tarnier Building, rue d’Assas
Paris, France
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Other Projects by Architecture Patrick Mauger
Interdisciplinary Institute for Women’s Health – Tarnier Building, rue d’Assas
Paris, France
Type
STATUS
Concept
YEAR
2029
SIZE
500,000 sqft - 1,000,000 sqft
BUDGET
$10M - 50M
The 6th arrondissement will host an institute dedicated to women’s health. This comprehensive ecosystem will bring together research, education, and healthcare activities, with a strong social and societal impact. The project fully aligns with the agency’s fields of expertise and interest. By addressing the multiple challenges associated with this health institute, the agency actively contributes to the essential socio-ecological transformation of our built heritage.
Within a broader network of university and hospital institutions, the institute brings together a wide range of activities related to women’s health: reception areas, university teaching and research spaces, accommodation for students and visiting researchers, associations, and administrative, logistical, and technical services. Within this large complex, different user flows intersect and coexist. The project therefore requires a clear and efficient circulation strategy and a flexible program layout. To achieve this, the agency has capitalized on convertible floor areas by constructing mezzanine levels, while freeing up other spaces by restoring the original perimeter of the inner courtyards.
Every space becomes an opportunity for interaction and attentiveness to others—whether through wide corridors transformed into learning galleries or the institute’s garden, which regains its original curves and becomes a cool island and a refuge for biodiversity. The design interventions foster the creation of a calm and reassuring cocoon-like environment. A passive cooling system, implemented through thermal chimneys and night-time cross-ventilation, enhances the building’s summer comfort. The spatial configurations encourage a more collective and evolving approach to learning.
The cafeteria, directly connected to the garden, incorporates the renovated former amphitheater and becomes a stage for informal presentations. The history of the site and its architectural qualities are highlighted, while bringing the building into compliance with France’s Tertiary Sector Decree. The residential units benefit from NF Habitat HQE Paris certification and the BBCA Renovation label.
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