Article source: Joly&Loiret Agence d’Architecture

INFORMATION CENTRE FOR THE PARC NATUREL RÉGIONAL DU GÂTINAIS, MILLY-LA-FORÊT

For our project for an information centre for the Parc Naturel Régional du Gâtinais Français in the historic town of Milly-la Forêt, we worked with regional typologies and local vernacular: uninterrupted walls of pale grey stones, streetscapes of alternating facades and gables, stone floors and drainage channels, wooden gates and shutters, flat-tiled roofs, zinc gutters and drainpipes.

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• Architects: Joly&Loiret Agence d’Architecture
• Project: SANDSTONE AND PINE
• Location: MILLY-LA-FORÊT, FRANCE
• COMISSION: PUBLIC COMPETITION
• CLIENT: CONSEIL GÉNÉRAL DE L’ESSONNE
• AREA: 1000 M² SHON
• VALUE: 1.8 M€ (INC. LANDSCAPING)
• DATE: COMPLETION DUE 2013
• ASSIGNMENT: ARCHITECTS AND SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT SPECIALISTS
• SUSTAINABILITY: PASSIVE BUILDING – 15KW.H/M² HEATING
• DESIGN TEAM: CFERM MEP AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT, EVP STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, V. POURTAU QUANTITY SURVEYOR

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