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Administrative Building For The Oeko-Center

Administrative Building For The Oeko-Center
© Catherine Thiry

ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING FOR THE OEKO-CENTER

STEINMETZDEMEYER

COMMONDO INCOMMODO
Jean Schmit Engineering s.à.r.l.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Areal Landscape architects

COORDINATOR PILOT
HBH S.A.

CIVIL ENGINEER
T6-Ney & Partners s.à.r.l.

TECHNICAL ENGINEER
Jean Schmit Engineering s.à.r.l.

COORDINATION SECURITY HEALTH
Fernand Greisen

BLOWER DOOR
Hubert Schmitz

TEST ENERGY CONSULTANT
Eböck

SOIL INVESTIGATION
Geotec s.à.r.l.

ANALYSIS ASBESTOS PRESENCE
Ingenieurgruppe RUK

PHOTOGRAPH 
Catherine Thiry

COST
5.251.245,80 -€

AREA
1347 m²

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Luxembourg

CATAGORY
Other Public Administration Buildings

Text description provided by architect.

Next to the elementary school in the Pfaffenthal neighborhood, rue Vauban, the “Centre du Mouvement Écologique” (Ecological Center), known as the “MECO”, was in dilapidated structures, worth of no interest, neither as built heritage, nor as architectural component of urban fabric.

That old structure, having serious problems with stability, moisture and useful surface capacity, has been replaced by a new construction, exemplary for its answers to concerns and questions raised by sustainable development.

Administrative Building For The Oeko-Center
© Catherine Thiry
Administrative Building For The Oeko-Center
© Catherine Thiry
Administrative Building For The Oeko-Center
© Catherine Thiry

Therefore, the decision was made to erect a structure, abiding by environmental and energy values required for the environment.

The new building of the “Centre du Mouvement Écologique” meets the energy criteria of a mixed-use building known as “passive”.

The selection of building materials, the construction itself, the techniques and facilities set up take into account a series of parameters developed in paragraphs relating to environmentalism, energy, stability and outdoor design.

Administrative Building For The Oeko-Center
© Catherine Thiry
Administrative Building For The Oeko-Center
© Catherine Thiry

This new construction, almost entirely made of solid wood, which only resorts to armored concrete techniques where strictly necessary (escape stairwells and subsurface premises) or to steel construction for long spans, is a pilot project for administrative buildings.

Varied from one floor to the other, the complex organization of the “Centre du Mouvement écologique” gets collected into a sober construction of free and flexible platforms (open space). Each space is partitioned and fitted according to the specific needs of the various departments and positions to be hosted.

Administrative Building For The Oeko-Center
© Catherine Thiry
Administrative Building For The Oeko-Center
© Catherine Thiry
Administrative Building For The Oeko-Center
© Catherine Thiry


Administrative Building For The Oeko-Center
© Catherine Thiry
Administrative Building For The Oeko-Center
© Catherine Thiry
Administrative Building For The Oeko-Center
© Catherine Thiry


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