University building in Paris (F)
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Architects:
Périphériques architectes, Paris Emanuelle Marin, Anne-Françoise Jumeau, David Trottin Assistants: Stéphane Razafindralambo, Sébastien Truchot Structural engineering: OTH Bâtiments, Paris
This building on the Jussieu Campus near the historical centre of Paris complements the university buildings built on a rigorous orthogonal grid by architect Édouard Albert in the 1960s for 45,000 students and researchers. The architects simultaneously continued and varied the existing system. Instead of a single inner courtyard, the new building has two, one covered with ETFE foil cushions. This atrium channels circulation throughout the building and forms a vertical spatial focus. a Entering from the street, the entry level, a ramp bent and folded in several places, leads fluidly into the hall. The hall can 1 be crossed by means of escalators and bridges on the upper floors. The access zones’ striking monochrome colouring, which varies according to their use, helps visitors to find their way around. Largeformat pre-cast concrete balustrades along the stairs and encircling galleries characterise the hall’s overall spatial impact. These elements’ weight and roughness contrasts with the building’s light facade cladding, which is made of aluminium panels perforated in various patterns that filter the daylight.
Site plan Scale 1:7500 Floor plan Scale 1:1500 Cross section Scale 1:750 Vertical cross section • horizontal cross section Scale 1:20 View of prefabricated element Scale 1:100 1 2 3
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Plateau, existing building (Édouard Albert) Courtyard Atrium
Entry level
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3rd floor