History and context

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Architects: Atelier du Pont

Location: 85500 Les Herbiers, France

Area: 2880.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Takuji Shimmura

Associate Architect: Michel Joyau

Structure Engineering: Arest

Fluids Engineering: Area

Construction Economics: ECB

Acoustics: Serdb

Landscape Designer: Paula Paysage

Sustainable Engineering: Plan02

Client: Communauté de Communes du Pays des Herbiers

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History and contextThe Community of Municipalities of the Pays des Herbiers was created in 1995. It enables eight municipalities in the region of Vendée to share resources and competencies in the fields of economic development, town planning, environment, and standard of living. Like the rest of the Vendée, the Pays des Herbiers is a rural area with a strong sense of identity. It is also economically very robust and home to numerous companies active at the national level. 
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Ground Floor Plan

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The new Hôtel des Communes (Community of Municipalities offices) was built as an extension of the Herbiers City Hall, a mid-19th century mension situated in a public park. The contemporary architecture of...