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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. Pasteur II elementary school in Épinay-sur-Seine, France by Hamonic + Masson & AssociésFebruary 5th, 2020 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Hamonic + Masson & Associés Educational buildings and centres of learning should offer everyone the oppurtunity to flourish and find their place in a society that is more and more autonomous. State schools are places of diversity and merging, and early years learning is the first step in a human being’s long journey through education, and learning about collectivity within a group. In residential areas, public buildings are a landmark and a meeting point. The pine trees at the northwestern corner of this site form a gateway into the site. The pine grove gives onto a succession of patios, lawns, green roofs, pines, other trees and plant-covered partitions that create a transitional landscape. The building hovers between two layers of forest, one indoors, the other outdoors, creating an instant link with nature and the surrounding landscape.  Image Courtesy © Takuji Shimmura
 Image Courtesy © Takuji Shimmura Reflective annealed stainless steel elements blur the distinction between building and landscape that leads us to imagine, reflect and dream of faraway places, encouraging imagination and creativity. We privileged contrasts in our choice of materials. Rough and smooth, matt and shiny; the building offers children and visitors alike a pedagogical and ludic experience based on the five senses, using natural light without ever going over the top with colour. Conceived as a place of contemplation and calm, this nursery school dedicated to cocooning, protecting and educating is as simple and ‘powerful’ as an abstraction. It invites users in and carries them away.  Image Courtesy © Takuji Shimmura  Image Courtesy © Takuji Shimmura  Image Courtesy © Takuji Shimmura  Image Courtesy © Takuji Shimmura  Image Courtesy © Takuji Shimmura  Image Courtesy © Takuji Shimmura  Image Courtesy © Takuji Shimmura  Image Courtesy © Sergio Grazia  Image Courtesy © Sergio Grazia  Image Courtesy © Sergio Grazia  Image Courtesy © Sergio Grazia  Image Courtesy © Sergio Grazia  Image Courtesy © Sergio Grazia  Image Courtesy © Sergio Grazia  Image Courtesy © Sergio Grazia  Image Courtesy © Sergio Grazia  Image Courtesy © Sergio Grazia  Image Courtesy © Sergio Grazia  Image Courtesy © Sergio Grazia  Image Courtesy © Sergio Grazia  Image Courtesy © Sergio Grazia  Image Courtesy © Sergio Grazia  Image Courtesy © Hamonic + Masson & Associés  Image Courtesy © Hamonic + Masson & Associés  Image Courtesy © Hamonic + Masson & Associés  Image Courtesy © Hamonic + Masson & Associés
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