This project is the logical extension and contemporary version of the long architectural history of city halls. From the common houses of the Middle Ages to the birth of town halls (with the 1884 law on municipal freedoms) and up to recent times, the problem of the square is systematically tied to that of the city hall.

© Julien Lanoo

Architects: LAN Architecture

Location: Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, France

Area: 2260.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Julien Lanoo

Structure: Batiserf Inge?nierie

Heq Consultant: Agence Franck Boutte?

Plumbing Consultant: LBE

Administration: Michel Forgue
Acoustics: Lamoureux

Budget: ?3,7M excl. VAT

© Julien Lanoo

From the architect. This project is the logical extension and contemporary version of the long architectural history of city halls. From the common houses of the Middle Ages to the birth of town halls (with the 1884 law on municipal freedoms) and up to recent times, the problem of the square is systematically tied to that of the city hall.

© Julien Lanoo

Despite this long history, architects have not developed a true typology, only an eclectic formulation of a certain number of elements: the square, the fountain, the city council hall which looks out onto the str...