Article source: Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes

The school is distinguished by its spatial organization and design of the facades of their surroundings. The free form differentiates the building from its environment of rigid social housing characterizing the area ‘Province de France’ in Nanterre. There is a relationship point of view (a view relation) with the Paris business district La Défense. The highly frequented, Route Nationale 314 runs west to the school building. The site was excavated and earth mound planted.

Groupe scolaire Lucie Aubrac

• Architects: Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes
• Project: Groupe Scolaire Lucie Aubrac
• Location: Allée de Bourgogne, Nanterre
• Client: Mairie de Nanterre
• Project team leader: DI Katja Pargger
• Team planning: Mathias Neveling, Anna Zottl, An Vranken, Markus Himmel, Jeanne Stern, Maria Joao Pita
• Team Competition: DI Katja Pargger, chef de projet; Barbara Fellmann, DI Dorit Boehme, Petra Meisenbichler

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