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Maison de l’Enfance

Maison de l’Enfance
© Brice ROBERT

MAISON DE L’ENFANCE

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ARCHITECTS
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MANUFACTURERS
Autodesk, Gbe Innovation, Google

CLIENTS
Commune de Saint-Genis-Les-Ollières

PHOTOGRAPHS
Brice Robert

AREA
1100 m2

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Saint-Genis-Les-Ollières, France

CATEGORY
Kindergarten

Text description provided by architect.

The project CHILHOOD HOME is located in Saint-Genis-Les-Ollières, Rhône, France.

Maison de l’Enfance
© Brice ROBERT
Maison de l’Enfance
© Brice ROBERT

It's composed to a nursery, a recreation center and a maternel assistant's relay.

It was built in a residencial district, at the limit with the town center, and it creates links with others publics equipments.

Maison de l’Enfance
© Brice ROBERT
Maison de l’Enfance
© Brice ROBERT

After an urban analysis, which reveals an urban pedestrian network linking the various public squares of the municipality, the project is developed as a continuity of the urban plot with two new public squares in front of each entrance of the equipment and a pedestrian way to link them.

The first architectural principe is a game of various layers, with variations of acroteria, making it possible to make transition between the different surrounding typologies.

Maison de l’Enfance
© Brice ROBERT
Maison de l’Enfance
© Brice ROBERT

The building, made of concrete, imposes its form of a public equipment, while integrating in a subtil way in its environment.

A white concrete facade frame lighten the overal shape, while highlighting the stamped concrete imitating the wood.

Maison de l’Enfance
© Brice ROBERT
Maison de l’Enfance
© Brice ROBERT

Conversaly, all exterior doors are lined with wood to make them dissappear.


Maison de l’Enfance
© Brice ROBERT
Maison de l’Enfance
© Brice ROBERT
Maison de l’Enfance
© Brice ROBERT


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New pedestrian way
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Existing pedestrian way


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East Facade
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West facade
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South Facade
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North facade


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Section 01
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Section 02
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Section 03
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Section 04
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Section 05


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Ground floor plan
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Second Floor Plan


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Master plan
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Flow diagram

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