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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. CAMPUS ORANGE in Lyon, France by Hardel Le Bihan Architects and HGA-Hubert GodetDecember 11th, 2020 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Hardel Le Bihan Architects and HGA-Hubert Godet The construction of two new buildings transforms the use of the Lacassagne telephone exchange, built by the architect André Gutton in the 1970s, highlighting its qualities as a piece of architectural heritage.  Image Courtesy © Hardel Le Bihan Architects and HGA-Hubert Godet
 Image Courtesy © Hardel Le Bihan Architects and HGA-Hubert Godet A project designed for the well being of its users, with circulation and workspaces designed to encourage interaction, exchange and calm. Two extensions, whose sloping masses envelop the existing building, their inclined surfaces incorporating terraced gardens that extend the office spaces. A place to work differently, in the open air, in contact with nature, the city and the horizon, to nurture new ways of working and collaborating. The Lacassagne telephone exchange is an emblematic building in the Part-Dieu district of Lyon. Built in 1972 by André Gutton, architect of public buildings and national monuments since the 1930s, it is part of the Orange group’s technical heritage. The operation to unite the regional staff of central–eastern France plans for the accommodation of 2,000 people on this unifying site.  Image Courtesy © Hardel Le Bihan Architects and HGA-Hubert Godet From an urban point of view, the project complies with plans for the urban renewal of the Part-Dieu district established by the AUC, respecting the original building. Positioned on the south-western edge of the district and seen from the train tracks and the wider landscape, the development forms a powerful landmark as a mark of this renewaleaux. More than just circulation, the agora is a place for life, for exchange and socialising. Its 7m ceiling height makes it possible to install events spaces for public receptions,» explains Elodie Vuarchet (HGA). A showroom, an auditorium, but also several meeting rooms, the cafeteria, the concierge, «all of these spaces are visually connected with the garden on the ground floor“. “The more work methods turn to digital and digital connectivity, the more people need quality physical interactions. This is why we have given so much importance to the spaces used every day by the workers around and beyond their workstations,“ adds Cyrille Le Bihan (Hardel Le Bihan Architectes).  Image Courtesy © Hardel Le Bihan Architects and HGA-Hubert Godet
Categories: Auditorium, Mixed use, Offices, Parking, Restaurant, Showroom |
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