Extension of the St Jean de Vedas Technical Center

Extension of the St Jean de Vedas Technical Center
© Marie-Caroline Lucat

Extension of the St Jean de Vedas Technical Center 

Chrystelle Sanaa

CARPENTER
Mls Construction Bois

AREA
250 M²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Saint-jean-de-védas, France

CATEGORY
Municipal Building, Extension

Text description provided by architect.

The extension of the municipal technical center of Saint-Jean-de-Vedas near Montpellier marks the southern entrance of a new urban development being created along the Librilla avenue.

Extension of the St Jean de Vedas Technical Center
© Marie-Caroline Lucat
Extension of the St Jean de Vedas Technical Center
© Marie-Caroline Lucat

Punctuating the angle plot as an urban signal. Following the transfer of the technical and the urban planning services.

In fact, the extremely short implementation time recorded in the program, the wooden prefabrication structure was privileged and presented to the client, as a means of optimizing the construction period (7 months).

Extension of the St Jean de Vedas Technical Center
© Marie-Caroline Lucat
Extension of the St Jean de Vedas Technical Center
© Marie-Caroline Lucat

Engineersandtechnicalagentsweretemporarilyhoused inmodular buildingspending deliveryof the new building.

Consisting of a dyed wooden siding (spruce) and a stone wall, the ground floor is open to the public while the two floors offer work space and office space for the technical agents.

Privileged and presented to the client, as a means of optimizing the construction period (7 months).

Extension of the St Jean de Vedas Technical Center
© Marie-Caroline Lucat
Extension of the St Jean de Vedas Technical Center
© Marie-Caroline Lucat

Other factors contributed in this choice: conducting a clean site on a busy site, marking a rupture with the concrete architecture of the existing building (workshops).

All the studies, the construction and delivery were completed in one year.

Extension of the St Jean de Vedas Technical Center
© Marie-Caroline Lucat


Extension of the St Jean de Vedas Technical Center
South West Elevation
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North West Elevation
Extension of the St Jean de Vedas Technical Center
North East Elevation
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Section


Extension of the St Jean de Vedas Technical Center
Ground Floor Plan
Extension of the St Jean de Vedas Technical Center
First Floor Plan
Extension of the St Jean de Vedas Technical Center
Second Floor Plan
Extension of the St Jean de Vedas Technical Center
Roof Floor Plan


Extension of the St Jean de Vedas Technical Center
Site Plan