Article source: CAB ARCHITECTES (CALORI AZIMI BOTINEAU)

When we discovered the immense sky and the plateau devoid of physical constraints we sought to capture the landscape by a simple form and by an abstract architectural language.

The proximity of the site to the edge of the woodland led us intuitively to the primary material as it seemed necessary in this country-side site to place the building lightly on the ground. To achieve this we chose to define the project by a steel exoskeleton.

Image Courtesy © AldoAmoretti

• Architects: CAB ARCHITECTES (CALORI AZIMI BOTINEAU)
• Project: Ensae Paristech Campus Paris-Saclay
• Location: ZAC du Quartier de l’Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau (91)
  
• Photography: Aldo Amoretti, Olivier Rigal
• Software used: Autocad, SketchUp, InDesign, Photoshop, and Word, Excel.
  
• Client: Groupe des Ecoles Nationales d’Economie et de Statistique (GENES)
  
• Lead Architects: Christophe Wilke
• Project Director: Cécile Jalby
  
• Landscape: MARTEL ET MICHEL paysage
  
• Structure and civils: BATISERF BET Structure

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