Atelier Didier Dalmas

School Group Jean Ferrat

School Group Jean Ferrat
© Erick Saillet

School Group Jean Ferrat

Atelier Didier Dalmas

ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY
Arbor & Sens

MANUFACTURERS
Rocamat, Snma, Veture&co

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Didier Dalmas

LANDSCAPE
Atelier Anne Gardoni

ECONOMY OF CONSTRUCTION
Voxoa Quantity Surveyors

STRUCTURE
Cogeci

PHOTOGRAPHS
Erick Saillet

AREA
3200 m²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Belley, France

CATEGORY
Schools

School Group Jean Ferrat
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Text description provided by architect.

The project is located on a land of 10,235 square meters on the boundary of the ancient center of Belley.

School Group Jean Ferrat
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School Group Jean Ferrat
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It is served by the Chemin de la Rodette and the rue des Ecassaz. The plot has a steep slope.

The project falls within a context of requalification of peripheral public spaces. For example, the creation of a public square on the northern part.

School Group Jean Ferrat
© Erick Saillet
School Group Jean Ferrat
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On a sloping ground, this was to realize a school equipment and a public space allowing to signify one of the entrances of the city.

The slope is constructed along a north-south axis, thus determining the oppositions of spaces. The public space, forecourt of the school, is distinguished by the distribution of the functions that integrate it: road, parking, and bus station to the East.

School Group Jean Ferrat
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School Group Jean Ferrat
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In the West, a landscaped belvedere esplanade. This esplanade finds its extension inside the school equipment with the position of the recreation courses.

The school is an element of composition of this North-South axis. It is organized around and along a central circulation on two levels.

School Group Jean Ferrat
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School Group Jean Ferrat
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This inner street creates large openings on the landscape to the east and on the western courts. It is a varied space with varied sequences. They are clearly identifiable and easy to locate.

The two groups of classes are treated as autonomous entities. The school restaurant and the multi-purpose dairy are at the ends of the road.

School Group Jean Ferrat
© Erick Saillet
School Group Jean Ferrat
© Erick Saillet

The dirty polyvalente is overhanging the public space and becomes a "showcase" on the plot.


School Group Jean Ferrat
© Erick Saillet
School Group Jean Ferrat
© Erick Saillet
School Group Jean Ferrat
© Erick Saillet
School Group Jean Ferrat
© Erick Saillet


School Group Jean Ferrat
© Erick Saillet
School Group Jean Ferrat
© Erick Saillet
School Group Jean Ferrat
© Erick Saillet
School Group Jean Ferrat
© Erick Saillet
School Group Jean Ferrat
© Erick Saillet
School Group Jean Ferrat
© Erick Saillet


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School Group Jean Ferrat
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School Group Jean Ferrat
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School Group Jean Ferrat
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School Group Jean Ferrat
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Atelier Didier Dalmas
T +33 4 86671710
Atelier Didier Dalmas
60 Rue des deux Amants, 69009 Lyon, France