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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Centre Clignancourt, an extension of the Sorbonne University in Paris, France by GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes AssociésOctober 18th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés AN AMBITION FOR CITY AND UNIVERSITY The University of Paris IV-Sorbonne’s Clignancourt Centre was built in 1968 on a former military site located between Boulevard Ney and the Paris Beltway, in the city’s 18th arrondissement. Its renovation, begun in 2009, is part of the redevelopment of the entire Clignancourt neighbourhood.  Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés
 Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés Three areas in the Clignancourt Centre are open the general public: the library, the gymnasium and the auditorium. These three elements provide unity to the whole and are directly visible from the road; each has a strong, recognisable identity. Two imposing structures frame the site to the North and West: the OPAC housing block and the SAGI university accommodation which block views and sunlight, but serve as an acoustic screen against the Beltway. To the East, however, the site is completely open to the vast Poissonniers sports grounds and is bordered to the South by the quiet, residential Rue F. De Croiset.  Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés In this dense and developing environment, the centre was rebuilt around a central garden with four distinct volumes serving four different functions. The library, the gymnasium and the auditorium face the city and make up the Centre’s main façade, while to the East the monumental façade of the teaching wing marks the edge of the site.  Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés The raised volume of the main auditorium is accessed through a courtyard, the threshold between road and Centre, which provides a visual connection to the interior through the withdrawn, glass-panelled entry hall. On the Rue F. De Croiset, the library and the gymnasium are superimposed, while the teaching wing’s monumental façade marks the Centre out on a city-wide scale and makes it visible from the Beltway.  Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés A SINGLE, CONTEMPORARY MATERIAL The choice of alveolar polycarbonate as the only material establishes the Centre’s contemporary identity. Colours are used to identify each of these volumes by function. The choice of colours reference university symbolism: daffodil yellow , traditionally associated with the arts, literature and philosophy, is used for the library’s envelope, but also links the different buildings through lines and ribbons which echo throughout the volumes. The colour gold emphasizes the auditorium’s envelope, marking it out as the Centre’s flagship building, but also indicating the entrance to the site. The light grey and opalescent of the teaching wing and gymnasium are a counterpoint to these strong colours.  Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés  Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés  Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés  Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés  Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés  Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés  Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés  Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés  Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés  Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés  Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés  Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés  Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés  Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés  Image Courtesy © GPAA – Gaëlle Péneau Architectes Associés
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