Article source: Dominique  coulon  & associés

The building is located in the upper part of the town. It backs onto the woods, forming the final outlying limit of the built-up area. Echoing the open landscape, it faces to Belfort Lion on the hilltop opposite. In this strong context, the building offers its solidity, an almost opaque mass of grey concrete.

Image Courtesy © Eugeni Pons

• Architects: Dominique coulon & associés (Dominique Coulon, Steve Letho Duclos)
• Project: ‘Henri Dutilleux’ Conservatoire of Music, Dance and Dramatic Arts
• Location: 1 Rue Paul Koepfler, 90000 Belfort, France
• Photography: Eugeni Pons
• Architects assistants: Guillaume Wittmann, Lukas Unbekandt
• Construction site supervision: Steve Letho Duclos, Lukas Unbekand
• Engineers and consultants:
  • Structural Engineer: Batiserf Ingénierie
  • Electrical Engineer: BEE.FL
  • Mechanical Plumbing Engineer: Solares Bauen
  • Cost Estimator: E3 économie
  • Acoustics: Euro Sound Project
• Program: 32 classrooms, 6 collective classrooms, 4 rehearseal collective rooms, 4 Studios
• Auditorium: 140 seats, Amphitheater: 70 seats, Dance Hall, Media library, Drama room, Percussion room
• Surface: 3895 m2
• Budget: 6 326 000 € H.T
• Schedule:
  • Competition: Février 2011
  • Plans and technical phases: From april 2011 to june 2012
  • Construction: From june 2012 to september 2015
• Software used: Vectorworks, Cinema4D, Vray

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