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IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France

IMTD AND IIM UNIVERSITE POLYTECHNIQUE DES HAUTS-DE-FRANCE

Coldefy & Associés Architectes Urbanistes

IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado

CATEGORY
University

LOCATION
France

ARCHITECTS
Coldefy & Associés Architectes Urbanistes

YEAR
2020

PHOTOGRAPHS
Epaillard Machado

GENERAL ENGINEERING
Projex Ingénierie

HQE ENGINEER
Diagobat

CLIENT
UPHF (Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France)

PROJECT DIRECTOR
Simon Ducreu

PROJECT MANAGER
Katrin Bergmann

ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT
Relief Architecture

ECONOMIST
Alteremo

SINAGE
Studio Briand & Berthereau

OVERSEEING ANDCOORDINATION FUNCTION
Egis

SCENOGRAPHERS
Les Murs ont des Plumes

AREA
5900 m²

IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado

Text description provided by architect.

Intended to stimulate innovation, to imagine the mobility and industry of tomorrow, the institutes form an ecosystem dedicated to sustainable mobility and transport. They meet the highest standards of international science parks. With its double-skin façades on the two projecting volumes, it takes full advantage of free solar heating in winter and huge amounts of natural light throughout the year.

Located in one of the most dynamic regions in terms of the automobile, rail, aeronautics, and new mobility, they are intended for students, businesses (they host an incubator and an accelerator), and also the general public. 

IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado
IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado

On the same site, training, research, and commercial activities come together around the theme of sustainable transport. The building aims to achieve performance levels meeting the effinergie+ label with a 10% reduction in consumption. Rainwater is collected.

The IMTD and the IIM, which are part of the Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France’s Innovative Campus operation, are the nerve center of the technology park.

Linked by the grand central square, which is a garden, they form a single unit. This garden, which includes a demonstration and experimentation track, creates a strong link with the IMTD exhibition spaces.

IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado
IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado

The buildings aligned like a showcase, create a continuous space. The entire site is perfectly aligned. Enveloping the building is a double-skin façade providing acoustic insulation, solar shading in summer, and thermal insulation in winter.

The gable walls provide night-time illumination, transforming them into lanterns at night.

The various activity hubs within the base of the building are organized in such a way as to create a progression from public spaces to private spaces. The building is perfectly integrated into the site through its volumes and the choice of exterior claddings.

Facilities open to the public face the central square. The public enters via the central exhibition space, showcasing the sustainable transport knowledge and expertise on the campus.

IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado
IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado

The materials used for the building’s construction and finishes have a low environmental and health impact and are almost all bio-materials and bio-sourced materials.

The showroom’s glazed façade creates a connection with the exterior. The grand conference room directly adjoins the showroom. A moveable partition creates a strong symbiosis between these two areas. The latter provides an elevated promenade offering panoramic views over the campus and a demonstration and experimentation track.

IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado
IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado

The stage also extends on the other side of the moveable partition, forming a platform in the exhibition space. It can be lowered into the ground to enable a vehicle or any other object to be displayed on stage from the exhibition room.

The operations and maintenance considerations, taken into account from the outset of the operation, determined the economic quality of the building. The raked seating in the conference room is also retractable and can be stored along the lateral wall.

IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado
IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado

These retractable features make these two areas incredibly flexible and modular: they can form a single space for a larger exhibition, and large-scale receptions can be held in this room (with the raked seating retracted).

The visual continuity offered by the patio at the end of the room offers additional breathing space bringing in natural light and the ability to use this area as an outdoor exhibition space. 

The control room, with the translation booths, above the seating is accessed via a circular staircase. An immersive committee room adjoins the conference room. The documentation and multimedia center can be transformed into a learning center open to the public.

IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado
IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado

The double-height ceiling makes way for a two-level mezzanine offering panoramic views and different ambiances, this is where you will find the cafeteria. The entrance hall for visitors and staff links seamlessly with the central patio.

The two committee rooms for consultancy and creativity sessions enjoy the wooded atmosphere of the patio; separated by a moveable partition, they can be joined to form a single room. The auditorium, which can accommodate up to 300 people, is connected directly to the entrance hall.

The two projecting volumes have been organized around the two main functional hubs:
- The teaching hub and all the various classrooms
- The office hubs are made up of the ITD and IIM office hub and the teacher/Ph.D. student offices. All of the teaching rooms are a block above the students’ entrance hall.

IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado
IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado

All of the teaching rooms are a block above the students’ entrance hall. The multimedia rooms are mainly found on the first floor, allowing the main classrooms and tutorial rooms to be grouped together and superposed. A green roof with trees provides an area for users to walk. A covered roof terrace can be used as a relaxation and entertainment area for staff. The IIM office hub is on the second floor, with the ITD hub on the last floor.

Environmental approach. The UPHF wanted the building occupied by the two institutes to be part of the Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France’s “Sustainable Transport and Mobility” Innovative Campus Plan, notably following a High Environmental Quality approach, without however seeking to obtain certification.

IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado
IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado

The building is perfectly integrated into the site through its volumes and the choice of exterior claddings. With its double-skin façades on the two projecting volumes, it takes full advantage of free solar heating in winter and huge amounts of natural light throughout the year. It is a truly bioclimatic approach.

Landscaped areas have been created thanks to two patios in the middle of the base and the large green roof terrace. The latter provides an elevated promenade offering panoramic views over the campus and a demonstration and experimentation track.

IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado
IMTD and IIM Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France
© Epaillard Machado

The materials used for the building’s construction and finishes have a low environmental and health impact and are almost all bio-materials and bio-sourced materials. The building aims to achieve performance levels meeting the effinergie+ label with a 10% reduction in consumption. Rainwater is collected. The operations and maintenance considerations, taken into account from the outset of the operation, determined the economic quality of the building.


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