Article source: Ateliers O-S architectes

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.

Image Courtesy © Cyrille Weiner

• 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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