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Primary School in Sarcelles

Primary School in Sarcelles
Hervé Abbadie

Primary School in Sarcelles

In the district of les Lochères, rehabilitation and extension of the school group Saint‐Exupéry is an urban real issue. Its success depends on new links guarantor of new practices and an image upgraded of the site. This, beyond its functional aspects must ensure: ‐ His presence as a key element in the life of the neighborhood with a new visibility. ‐ The redefinition of outdoor spaces to better connect with its immediate environment ‐ New registration of its architectural heritage through the use of innovative techniques.


The Urban Plan provides to the East, after partial demolition of the building Marivaux, the extension of Descartes's Pathway. Since the North‐South axis, we propose a pedestrian crossing between East and West to serve the new school complex. The path from Beaumarchais Avenue proposes a new visibility thanks to the presence of a new timber building. This is a 2 levels construction consists on a new nursery school and recreation center, while the existing building, built by B. Lafaille on Jean Prouvé building system, is rehabilitated to receive the two elementary schools.


In the West, a generous forecourt, which we call "Court School" begins on the driveway Beaumarchais connecting to Descartes pathway. True "backbone" of the project, it gives a direct access to the hall of the nursery school and then to playgrounds of the elementary schools.


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Project Year
2011
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