An
irregular pentagone
This new Job Center is set
widespread with a low building opening on a large reception hall to welcome the
visitors. We took advantage of the strange original form of the site to design
a unique irregular pentagon shaped structure scooped out in the middle. This
building will be a key point of all the other public spaces around.
A
topographic building
We have decided to offset the
different levels of the building to organize it by programs corresponding to
the three units : the Job center and family allowances, the Regional
Council and the distric comity. An original façade has been designed for each
program in order to identify them from outside.
Offices
running around the first floor garden
The different programs of the
building are organized around a central space with a garden at the first floor
which brings a soothing and quiet atmosphere to the whole place. At the ground
floor, an open double height space brings natural light inside the reception hall.
With its huge glass walls, the
structure is designed to benefit from the natural energies and reduce the
dependance to fossil energies. As we know that natural light plays an important
part in the working spaces, we placed it at the crossroads of the spaces.
An easy circulation through the building
With its double height opening,
the atrium plays a key part in the disribution and visibility of the programs
inside the building. At the center, a staircase leads directly the visitors to
the services. The atrium offers a nice view on the garden at the first floor,
flooding the hall with natural light filtered by the garden trees.
We also included a performant
signaling system in the building using a different colour for each level to
guide the visitors.
The Job Center provides a nice
viewpoint to the local residents and contributes to create a lively
neighbourhood. With its roof gardens and its atrium garden, the building fits
in harmony with its environment creating a new green area in the district.