The shape of the lot posed another challenge (250m long and 50m wide on average), bordered lengthwise by railways, a source of noise and magnetic waves.

• Architects: Richter architectes et associés
• Project: School complex and gymnasium
• Location: 30-32-34 rue Maria Callas, Lingolsheim, France
• Photography: Luc Boegly
• Client: City of Lingolsheim
• Associate architects: Aubry Lieutier architectes
• Surface area:
  
  • School complex: 3 210 m²
  • Gymnasium: 2 220 m²
  • Total: 5 410 m²
• Cost: 10,8 M€ (excluding VAT)

The approach was above all an experimentation with the void, all the voids, their definition and hierarchy: the void of the square, the long void of the promenade and the ones of the planted courtyards and patios. These voids create spaces for breathing, distribution and porosity between the various parts of the project and the railways.

The thickness created by this over 200m-long landscape-building, forms the bower, the calming horizon that orders and unites the activity and the public spaces of this emerging neighborhood.

The school complex is a protective U shape around its courtyard, its volumes defining the spaces between the younger and the older students. The building offers many views onto the courtyard, the vegetation and the sky. The gymnasium, located at the end of the building and open onto the square, offers strollers an observation point onto sporting activities.