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The ‘Simone Veil’ group of schools forms a structural element in the urban composition of the new eco-neighbourhood. It is tightly embedded in the dense urban fabric, opposite a park and straddling the maintenance workshops for the new tram line. Continue reading Dominique Coulon & Associés
Dominique Coulon & associés . photos: © Eugeni Pons . © David Romero-Uzeda
The building marks the entrance to a small village nestling in a valley in Alsace. A 14th-century castle dominates the site from the nearby hillside. The day nursery echoes the orthonormal geometry of the fortified castle. A perimeter wall with openings like on a castle wall protects the children’s playgrounds. Continue reading Dominique Coulon & associés
Dominique Coulon & associés . Photos: © David Romero-Uzeda
The project stretches alongside the railway line in the small village of Venarey-Les Laumes, in Burgundy. The building, designated a centre for rural excellence, contains a number of different initiatives, including a tourist office, a conference and culture hall, a day nursery, and areas for older people. Continue reading Dominique Coulon & associés
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Dominique Coulon et associés . fotos: © Guillaume Wittmann . © David Romero-Uzeda
The site offers an interface between the town and an inter-municipal park. The project extrapolates this situation in terms of volume, positioning on the plot of land, and internal organisation. Continue reading Dominique Coulon & associés
Dominique Coulon et associés . photos: Patrick Miara . David Romero-Uzeda . © Dominique Coulon
The theme of the project is accessible justice. This is an unostentatious public building within the urban fabric. We opted for modest, elegant exterior architecture, preferring a facing in brick, a timeless material which becomes more attractive with age. This choice also enables the building to blend in with its immediate surroundings. The treatment of the entrance, worked as a lateral hollow on the main façade, constitutes a break with the traditional symmetrical composition of court buildings. From the outside, this entrance – on a single level – is on a modest scale.
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