Atelier 56S

Maison De La Culture

MAISON DE LA CULTURE

Atelier 56S

Maison De La Culture
© Jeremias Gonzalez
Maison De La Culture
© Jeremias Gonzalez

ARCHITECTS
Atelier 56S

LOCATION
Saint-pierre-de-plesguen, France

CATEGORY
Library, Renovation, Cultural Center

AREA
350 m²

MANUFACTURERS
Technal, Plaka, SLV

YEAR
2017

Maison De La Culture
© Jeremias Gonzalez
Maison De La Culture
© Jeremias Gonzalez

Text description provided by architect.

The renovation of this old traditionnal house into a house of culture was the opportunity to redefine two public spaces and link them together.

The aim of the project is to create an interaction between the important Ange Denis place to the east and the small courtyard to the West.The main architectural intervention was to open the Eastern facade, which was totally closed.

Maison De La Culture
© Jeremias Gonzalez
Maison De La Culture
© Jeremias Gonzalez
Maison De La Culture
© Jeremias Gonzalez
Maison De La Culture
© Jeremias Gonzalez

The existing construction is composed of a main building, and two secondary elements on each side, both are two storeys high. All the service spaces are gathered in the main building to free the wings of the building for the four required functions.

Flexibily, sobriety and respect for the existing building summarize the goals of this rehabilitation project.

Maison De La Culture
© Jeremias Gonzalez
Maison De La Culture
© Jeremias Gonzalez
Maison De La Culture
© Jeremias Gonzalez
Maison De La Culture
© Jeremias Gonzalez

On the ground floor, in the southern wing, a third place space is created, it is an informal space that allows interactions between the visitors of the building.

To the north, a multipurpose space will host conferences, expositions and concerts.On the first floor, the media library is divided between a reading room for adults and a playing and reading room for children.

The old stone walls are left apparent inside the library, the ground flooring is dark concrete and sometimes perforated metal for acoustic performances, above, an oak floorboards flooring offers a cosy atmosphere to all the reading areas, also, a wood fiber ceiling was chosen for acoustic comfort.

Maison De La Culture
© Jeremias Gonzalez
Maison De La Culture
© Jeremias Gonzalez

In the yard behind the new house of culture, tiles were saved from the existing building to compose a calm public space sheltered from the road.

Maison De La Culture
© Jeremias Gonzalez
Maison De La Culture
© Jeremias Gonzalez


Maison De La Culture
Section 01


Maison De La Culture
Ground Floor Plan
Maison De La Culture
First Floor Plan
Maison De La Culture
Site Plan
Maison De La Culture
Section 02

Atelier 56S
T +33 2 23506382
Atelier 56S
7 Rue de l'Horloge, 35000 Rennes, France