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‘Simone Veil’ group of schools in Colombes


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. 
The building is on three levels. The plot of land is small, and the roof areas are used to house the elementary school’s classrooms and educational gardens. The group also includes a sports hall, a canteen, a library, and out-of-school childcare facilities. The building is very thick; the hollows scooped out of the facades serve as facets, attracting the light and reflecting it back. Many of the traffic routes are lateralised, making them varied and bright. A number of patios irrigate the heart of the building, bringing natural light into its thickness. Internal transparencies add extra richness to traffic routes. 

This project avoids all form of repetition. The light, the materials used, and the traffic routes create micro-events. These fragments come together in a joyful chaos. 

Project Information:
Client : Ville de Colombes
Architect : Dominique Coulon & associés
Architects : Dominique Coulon, Olivier Nicollas
Architects assistants : Guillaume Wittmann, Emilie Brichard, Jean Scherer
Engineers and consultants :
Structural Engineer : Batiserf Ingénierie
Electrical Engineer : BET G.Jost
Mechanical Plumbing Engineer : Solares Bauen
Cost Estimator : E3 économie
Acoustics : Euro Sound Project
Ergonomist : Defacto 
Kitchen expert : Ecotral
Landscape : Bruno Kubler
Program :
Elementary school12 classrooms / Nursery school 9 classrooms / CLSH Nursery / CLSH Elementary / Dinning room / Sports hall
Address : 3 rue Marguerite Yourcenar, 92700 Colombes / GPS location : 48.914625, 2.226837
 
Surface : 7600m2 
Budget : 16 300 000 € H.T
Schedule : 
Competition : december 2010
Plans and technical phases : from march 2011 to july 2012
Construction : from january 2013 to august 2015
Construction companies : 
Structure, Earthworks, water proofing roofing, elevator, metal works : SNRB
Facades : SEE SIMEONI
Exterior joinery : HUNSINGER
Interior joinery : MILLET
Wood floors : PRODESIGN
Heating, ventilation, plombing : BRUNIER
Electricity : REZZA
Photovoltaic systems : SOLSTYCE
Photography : 
Eugeni Pons, Guillaume Wittmann, David Romero-Uzeda

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  1. ivyshaddock Reply    December 11, 2018

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