Theater Jacques Carrat in Cachan, France by Ateliers O-S architectes

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A Curtain Rises Over the City

The new Theater of Cachan aims to transform the neighborhood with an urban, cultural and social point of view. The entrance of the Theatre, as an outstretched hand that prompts and guides visitors, is marked by a fold that pace the length of the façade.

The building appears as a simple volume, made up of two overlapping entities. A first transparent volume disconnects the project from the ground: it is the foyer, open and lively, offering a set of openings and revealing the inner volume. A second mineral volume composed of terracotta elements, stands over the first volume and envelopes the project as a stage curtain.

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• Architects: Ateliers O-S architectes (Vincent Baur, Guillaume Colboc et Gaël Le Nouëne)
• Project: Theater Jacques Carrat
• Location: 21 Avenue Louis Georgeon, 94230 Cachan
• Photography: Cyrille Weiner
• Client: CA Val de Bièvre, Etablissement Public Territorial – Grand-Orly Seine Bièvre
• General Contractor: Entreprise Boyer
• Project Leaders: Marine Bouhin, Etienne Pellier
• Budget: 11 970 000 € HT excluding taxes (including € 1,375,464.8 in scenic equipment)
• Created Areas: 3323.6 m² su
• Restructured Surfaces: 1237 m² su
• Competition: October 2011
• Deadline Works: April 2014

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A Functional and Technical Organization

The new project is organized around the existing and central auditorium. On the ground floor, a generous reception area structures the whole distribution with the two auditoriums, the cafeteria and the exhibition space.

The new 250 seats auditorium fits behind the existing one in order to share the new technical spaces and facilitate the flow of actors, technicians and logistic staff.

The overall image of the project is conceived as a technological and functional tool that confirms the dynamism of the city of Cachan, for the sake of architectural and landscape quality.

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

Image Courtesy © Ateliers O-S architectes

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Tags: Cachan, France

Categories: Activity Center, Auditorium, Extention, Renovation, Showroom, Theater

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