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Complete renovation, wooden structural extensions on brick ensemble, green roofs to harvest rainwater, windmills and solar chimneys to light and provide natural ventilation. Classrooms are upstairs; the architecture brings in natural light, allowing for use of underground levels (-5 m) of the old building. How? A long north-south grassy gardened trough at the base of the courtyard, bordered by a glass passageway connecting reception on the ground floor to the life of the school and the library below. An extensive wooden structure shelters the reception area, covered playground, and gallery. At the north end, staff housing is placed on this wooden structure, above the top of the original building.

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• Architects: Hubert & Roy architects and associates
• Project: Secondary school
• Location: Le Bourget, Ile-de-France region
• Completed: 2014
• Contributors: Julien Plessis, Michaël Hackspill, collaborating architects. CET, engineering and design consultants for all building trades, Frank Boutté, HSE consultant, Cap Horn Acoustics, engineering and design consultants, Arnaud Hug, landscape designer, Donnet Tresse, digital imaging.
• Budget: 15.5 M€ construction cost (not including tax)
• Area of the project: 8400m2 gross floor area

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Article source: Hubert & Roy architectes

The school at Le Bourget is built accordingly to the image of its changing environment. An area facing the landscape of the emerging Grand Paris, connected to the city by green “corridors”, an area brought near the city thanks to its nearby train station.

School at le Bourget

• Architects: Hubert & Roy Architectes
• Project: School Complex at Le Bourget
• Location: Le Bourget, France

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