Olivier-Métra School
OLIVIER-MÉTRA SCHOOL
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ARCHITECTS
Aasb_agence d’architecture suzelbrout / Suzel Brout
PHOTOGRAPHS
Herve Abbadie
AREA
3000.0 m2
YEAR
2009
LOCATION
Hermosa Beach, United States
CATEGORY
House
Text description provided by architect.
Olivier-Métra school is set on a plot surrounded by 1930s red brick HBM (habitations à bon marché / social housing) and small houses with gardens.
The area is dominated by recent major housing projects located on Belleville Hill.
The aim of the project is to create a building that stands out of the heterogeneous architectural fabric. Seeking space and light, the school sets into the urban fabric.
The free volumes, federated by the use of a sole material, pre-weathered zinc, spring out and create liaisons and the vegetation penetrates into the breach.
The southern light slips into the playground, punctuated by a colored floor that continues into the classrooms. Facing east, the classrooms enjoy morning sun.
