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

• Architects: Hamonic + Masson & Associés
• Project: Pasteur II elementary school
• Location: Épinay-sur-Seine, France
• Photography: Sergio Grazia, Takuji Shimmura
  
• Client: Ville d’Épinay-sur-Seine
  
• Project Management
  
  • Acoustics: JP Lamoureux
    
  • Structural Engineering, MEP: SIBAT
    
• Surface Area: 1 485 m2
  
• Completed: 2014
  

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