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The project’s configuration takes into account the urban, functional, and symbolic constraints of the program: the constructed mass of the project distinguishes it at the angle formed by the route du Rhin and the rue Edmond Michelet.
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Teaching areas extend horizontally around the inner courtyard, characterized by the large classrooms that attract large audiences.
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Just as in an actual school, this part of the building requires clear organization, strongly delineated points of reference, hallways and passageways of appropriate dimension, and a large amount of accessibility.
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The second volume, consisting of four levels, hangs over the first and distinguishes our building on the city block’s angle. This section is dedicated exclusively to office functions.
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The characteristics of this “small tower” are generic for an office building: open and adaptable floor spaces, serviced by two enclosed staircases and two elevators.
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We made sure that these two different volumes and scales combined successfully into a coherent urban whole, in which more domestic elements can be found: patio, terrace, open staircase. Source by AZC+MSA.
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- Location: Rue Edmond Michelet, 67100 Strasbourg, France
- Architects: AZC+MSA
- Project Team AZC: Grégoire Zündel, Irina Cristea , Construction follow-up – Stefano Lunardi
- Project Team MSA: Michel Spitz, Construction follow-up – Nathalie Haas
- Partners: SNC Lavalin, ITF, Ingemasson, Interface
- Structure and site supervisor: SNC Lavalin
- Sustainability: ITF
- Acoustics: Ingemasson
- Facades: Garrigues
- Interior carpentry: Stutzmann
- Structural works: URBAN-DUMEZ
- HVAC: Axima
- Electricity: SOVEC
- Labels: HQE approach RT 2012
- Client: CNFPT
- Surface: 5760 m2 sdp
- Year: 2016
- Photographs: Sergio Grazia, Courtesy of AZC
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