Cycle D’orientation De Cayla

CYCLE D'ORIENTATION DE CAYLA

Lrs Architectes

Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
© Thomas Jantscher
Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
© Thomas Jantscher

ARCHITECTS
Lrs Architectes

MANUFACTURERS
Delta Tueren

PHOTOGRAPHS
Thomas Jantscher

AREA
17558.0 m²

YEAR
2008

LOCATION
Geneva, Switzerland

CATEGORY
High School

Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
© Thomas Jantscher

Text description provided by architect. 

The competition for the redesign of this high school in an outlying district of Geneva takes a fresh look at the site and the functionality of the school.

The buildings are concentrated in the east part of the plot on a stone square, freeing the public garden on the west side.

Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
© Thomas Jantscher
Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
© Thomas Jantscher

The three units on the square define a sequence of public spaces open to the neighborhood.

Each unit has unique characteristics with specific functions: in the classroom building, the layout is peripheral, freeing the central space divided in 3 large rooms each with a double height and two external patios across from one another. This creates a variation of daylight and points of view.

Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
© Thomas Jantscher
Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
© Thomas Jantscher

A large entry hall / refectory opens the art building to the playground and takes the visitor to the lecture hall on the intermediate floor or to the first floor where the art classes are.

In the third building, dedicated to sport, a wide hall overlooks the three athletic spaces.

Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
© Thomas Jantscher
Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
© Thomas Jantscher

The rigor of the building's facade, as well as its subtle fading colours (painted by the artist Susanna Fritscher), create an impression which is both joyful and rational.

Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
© Thomas Jantscher
Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
© Thomas Jantscher


Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
© Thomas Jantscher
Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
© Thomas Jantscher
Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
© Thomas Jantscher
Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
© Thomas Jantscher


Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
West Facade
Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
Northern Facade
Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
Section


Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
Masterplan
Cycle D’orientation De Cayla
First Floor Plan