Jacques Ripault Architecture

Art School – Carcassonne

Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller

ART SCHOOL – CARCASSONNE

Jacques Ripault Architecture

PHOTOGRAPHS
Patrick Müller

AREA
5700 m²

YEAR
2012

LOCATION
Carcassonne, France

CAEGORY
Visual Arts Center

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The art school, in the south-west of Carcassonne, is the counterpart of the city and is in the maze of city entry roads.

Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller
Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller
Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller

The project is gathered in a conch and inflected by its curvilinear facade enclosure around an outdoor theater.

Visual art workshops open north facing the drama halls organized around the scene of the outdoor theater.

The dance halls in the height of the building are accessible by a ramp which contributes to the dancers air choregraphy.

Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller
Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller

The music rooms are held along the acoustic shell that installs the trapezoidal rooms conducive to sound diffusion.

The large orchestra hall marks an anchor near the lobby as a buttress.

Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller
Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller

The school, originally facing the future media center, defines a square that preserves a large clearance between the two masts St Jacques and Prat Mary.

Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller
Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller


Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller
Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller
Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller
Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller
Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller
Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller
Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller


Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller
Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller
Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller
Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller
Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller
Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller
Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller
Art School – Carcassonne
© Patrick Müller


Art School – Carcassonne
Site Plan
Art School – Carcassonne
Ground Floor Plan
Art School – Carcassonne
Second Floor Plan

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