The centre INRA in Versailles-Grignon is engaged in the renovation of the building 1 and 2 of the site Versailles. Built in 1959, the buildings integrate laboratories, offices, air-conditioned chambers, and diverse installations linked to research
The project is located at the heart of a city block in a school playground. The new volume extends an existing school building up the slope of the passageway that leads onto the site, and settles itself onto the playground’s sloping surface.
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The redevelopment of the Pavilion Dufour and the Old Wing creates two new public spaces in the Château de Versailles. The old administrative offices have now made way for a new reception area between the Cour Royale (Royal Courtyard) and the Cour des Princes (Princes’ Courtyard), as well as a large staircase leading to the gardens. Visitors to the Palace are invited to follow a loop, just like in most of the world’s greatest museums.
Project: Refurbishment of the Pavilion Dufour Château De Versailles
Location: Château de Versailles, Versailles, France
Photography: Dominique Perrault Architecture /Adagp, Didier Ghislain/Dominique Perrault Architecture /Adagp, André Morin/Dominique Perrault Architecture /Adagp, Christian Milet / Château de Versailles, Patrick Tourneboeuf / Tendance Floue / Oppic
Client: Opérateur du patrimoine et des Projets Immobiliers de la Culture (OPPIC) – Etablissement Public du Château, du musée et du domaine national de Versailles
Artistic direction, chandeliers and furniture design: Gaëlle Lauriot-Prévost Design
SITE | the articulation of the building with its environment
The site, situated on the campus of the University of Versailles, falls within the historical district of the Château de Versailles which imposes, amongst many constraints, minimal building heights. The campus itself is a historical domain having been the property of the car manufacturing family Panhard. In the nineteen sixties, buildings on campus were built around the « historical centre », constituted by the Panhard pavilion and its gardens. Devoid of any particular character, these structures do not impart a strong identity to the campus.
In the town of Versailles, France, much of the architecture stands as it was hundreds of years ago, when Louis XVI surveyed the streets from the windows of his vast château. That all changed recently when Platane Beres and his team at Platane Architecture won a competition to transform a building in the heart of this quaint town. Called l’Ecole des Beaux Arts de Versailles or The Versailles School of Fine Arts, this space is located less than 500 meters from The Château of Versailles.
The soaring glass showcases the art.
Credits:
Architect: PLATANE & ILIĆ associés www.platane.net; Platane Architecture founded in 1995 by Platane Beres
Images: Photographer Eric Laignel
Design Software: Nemetschek Vectorworks
l’Ecole des Beaux Arts de Versailles project length of time to completion: 18 months
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