Nurseryschool "Les Coccinelles"
14/02/2013.
By SOA Architectes. [Saint-Gratien] France
metalocus, SERGIO CIDONCHA
metalocus, SERGIO CIDONCHA
The french architecture office, SOA Architects, has designed a space for little kids of the home, the children. The nursery has a very cheerful design as regards its design, creating fun spaces for children of different ages. The architects have taken into account all the functional and environmental factors to link the building with the energy saving.
Nurseryschool "Les Coccinelles". Photography © Clément Guillaume. Courtesy of SOA Architectes. Click above to see larger image.
Nurseryschool "Les Coccinelles". Photography © Clément Guillaume. Courtesy of SOA Architectes. Click above to see larger image.
Nurseryschool "Les Coccinelles". Photography © Clément Guillaume. Courtesy of SOA Architectes. Click above to see larger image.
Nurseryschool "Les Coccinelles". Photography © Clément Guillaume. Courtesy of SOA Architectes. Click above to see larger image.
Nurseryschool "Les Coccinelles". Photography © Clément Guillaume. Courtesy of SOA Architectes. Click above to see larger image.
Interior view of Nurseryschool "Les Coccinelles". Photography © Clément Guillaume. Courtesy of SOA Architectes. Click above to see larger image.
Interior view of Nurseryschool "Les Coccinelles". Photography © Clément Guillaume. Courtesy of SOA Architectes. Click above to see larger image.
Interior view of Nurseryschool "Les Coccinelles". Photography © Clément Guillaume. Courtesy of SOA Architectes. Click above to see larger image.
Interior view of Nurseryschool "Les Coccinelles". Photography © Clément Guillaume. Courtesy of SOA Architectes. Click above to see larger image.
Detalle exterior de Guardería "Les Coccinelles". Fotografía © Clément Guillaume. Cortesía de SOA Architectes. Señala encima de la imagen para verla más grande.
Site plan, Nurseryschool "Les Coccinelles". Courtesy of SOA Architectes. Click above to see larger image.
Ground floor, Nurseryschool "Les Coccinelles". Courtesy of SOA Architectes. Click above to see larger image.
First floor, Nurseryschool "Les Coccinelles". Courtesy of SOA Architectes. Click above to see larger image.
Sections, Nurseryschool "Les Coccinelles". Courtesy of SOA Architectes. Click above to see larger image.
Constructive detail, Nurseryschool "Les Coccinelles". Courtesy of SOA Architectes. Click above to see larger image.
Nurseryschool "Les Coccinelles". Photography © Clément Guillaume. Courtesy of SOA Architectes.
Memory of proyect
The geometry of the project is the direct result of its implantation into the middle of a residential area: the volume of the nursery imitates the typology of a contextual house with a sloped roof and fractures into a star-like form.
Functional Areas.
The project is organized around the main entrance hall, becoming the heart of the project, where one can access the three different functional areas of the building which are defined by the different age groups. The area for the eldest and mid-level infants is on the ground floor and the section for the youngest ones is situated on the first floor. The entrance hall is a double height open space with large expansive views towards the outside. The director’s office is placedon the hall’s axe in order to facilitate a supervisory role inherent in the programme.
The section for the eldest children is directly accessible from the entrance hall, it is situated in the south part of the building and has a direct dialogue and relationship with the area for the midlevel children which is organized in a similar way and situated in the south/east part of the building. Towards the garden, the glazed façade opens onto a double height sunroom, which allows the children to play protected from weather.
The buildings facade is made up of uniform linear wooden slats that are interrupted by pierced openings introducing a playful rhythm in elevation. The wooden double skin also allows filtering of the sun in summer, guaranteeing the children’s comfort. The sleeping accommodation is placed in the Northern ensuring a calm and quiet aspect.
The section for infants is situated in the southern part on the first floor and the staff’s offices in the South/East part, both sections have access to a covered terrace that is part of the sunroom. All the service rooms are situated in the North/East part of the building, facing onto rued’Argenteuil and facilitating access for the deliveries.
Materials.
The material choice favours and respects not only functional requirements (ergonomics, acoustics, thermic requirements and usage) but also environmental ones like the cost of the employed resources, clean manufacturing, the material’s durability and ease of maintenance. Whilst the chosen materials contribute to a “green site” they also express the best architectural intention.
The building’s structure is a light metal construction made of prefab materials clothed with an open-work design of chestnut-wood, expressing the stainless steel cladding.The cladding covers the façades and the roof giving a uniformity to the volume. The whole appears as a light and playful construction perfectly attuned to a nursery school.
Environmental Approach.
Our priority is an energy-saving approach (low-energy building standards).
Text: SOA Architectes
CREDITS:
Main architect.- SOA Architectes.
Team collaborators.- Gruet (engineering), Orféa (acoustics), Atelier Jours (landscape design). BBC, RT 2005 (environmental performances)
Client.- City of Saint-Gratien.
Date.- 2012 (design 12 months, construction 12 months).
Project.- Construction of a highquality environmental nursery for 45 infants.
Surface.- 691 m².
Site.- Rue d’Argenteuil, Saint-Gratien (95), France.
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ARCHITECTES SOA
SOA Architectes, since 2001, the studio has been practising and asserting diversity by drawing upon Augustin Rosenstiehl and Pierre Sartoux’s distinctive backgrounds in architecture, design, ethnology, urbanism and conceptual art. This collaborative approach marks each engagement by incorporating a rigorous theoretical, aesthetic and sociological assessment, itself the result of the analysis of relevant geographical and social factors. Beyond these initial considerations, the practice also seeks to assert an architecture of poetry, dreams, and joie de vivre.
Awards & distinctions:
2011 Award Winners of Europe 40 under 40.
2008 Winners of Maison Respekt BBC - 30 %, Rockwool.
2007 Winners of the OIN urban competition Plateau de Saclay.
2006 Finalists Europan 8, site Châteauroux.
2005 Finalists Positive Energetic House.
2005 Winners of Cimbéton 2005 with The Living Tower.
2005 Winners of La maison à 100 000 € Algeco.
Augustin Rosenstiehl, born in 1973. Architect DPLG in 2003, at the Architecture school of Paris Malaquais. Master of Ethnology, University of Paris X.
Pierre Sartoux, born in 1973. Architect DPLG in 2003, at the Architecture school of Paris Malaquais, Design and Interior Architecture, Beaux-Arts of Tours and Orléans.
