Article source: Architecture-Studio

In 2009, on the initiative of Bishop Santier, the diocesan association of Créteil, supported by the Chantiers du Cardinal, opted for an ambitious project to expand the cathedral of Notre- Dame de Créteil. Conceived by Charles-Gustave Stoskopf, holder of the Prix de Rome, this architecture is typical of the 1970s when “the theology of blending-in” prevailed at the time. It is part of the contemporary heritage of the City of Créteil.

Image Courtesy © Luc Boegly

• Architects: Architecture-Studio
• Project: The expansion of the Cathedral of Créteil
• Location: Créteil , France
• Photography: Yves Mernier, Luc Boegly, Devisubox, Udo Zembok, T/E/S/S
• DIMENSIONS:
  • Surface of the deployment 1 400 sqm
  • Height of the cathedral 22,40 m
  • Height of the bell tower-signal 44,50 m
  • Beam south shell in the axis 19,57 m for 63 bows
  • Beam north shell in the axis 19,95 m for 64 bows
  • Section of stuck-laminated bows 160 x 750 mm
  • Axis between the bows 560 mm
  • Surface of the shells 1 600 m2
  • Laminated wood stuck bows in spruce 350 m3
  • Metallic frame 40 tons
  • Wooden strips of douglas linear 25 000 metres 13
• Total cost: 9 million euros before tax
• Cost of work: 5,75 million euros before tax
• Competition: 2009
• Completion: 2015

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