The health center designed by Celeste reinterprets the local agricultural context through a composition of elemental volumes with sloping roofs, discreetly integrating into the landscape and providing continuity with the existing structure. In terms of its layout, the space is organized around the patient's path, incorporating natural light into the interior to ensure comfort.
For its construction, wood was chosen for the structure, wall framing, cladding, and fiber insulation. Marmoleum, a material made from natural raw materials, was used for the flooring.
Tremblay Val-Couesnon Health Centre by Celeste. Photograph by Eric Sueur.
Project description by Celeste
Designing with Healthcare Professionals
The health center project in Tremblay, Val-Couesnon, France, arose from the desire to bring together the region's healthcare professionals in a single location, creating a facility that transcends its function to contribute to a broader reflection on the architecture of care.
Located in a rural area of historical significance, the building draws on local agricultural typologies, reinterpreted through a composition of elemental volumes with pitched roofs. This approach seeks a discreet integration into the landscape and a continuity with existing built forms.
Developed in close collaboration with healthcare professionals, the project is organized around the patient's journey, clearly articulating the spaces and ensuring confidentiality and comfort. Attention to natural light and materiality contributes to defining a serene atmosphere, in keeping with the care spaces.
The environmental dimension structures the entire project. The timber construction, the use of biosustainable materials, and the integration of efficient energy systems meet the stringent requirements aligned with the RE2020 objectives for 2028.
Beyond its programmatic response, the project proposes a restrained and contextual architecture, attentive to the sensitive qualities of the space and its place within time and territory.
Environmental Strategies
- High energy performance in accordance with RE2020 regulations, 2028 level
- Photovoltaic panels
- Biomass heating
Biosustainable Materials
- Timber frame structure and walls > timber cladding
- Wood fiber insulation
- Marmoleum
