The Boiler Room in Saint-Pern, Brittany Work Building, French Industrial Architecture Project Images
The Boiler Room in Saint-Pern, Brittany
20 Sep 2022
Design: ALTA Le Trionnaire – Le Chapelain
Location: Saint-Pern, Brittany, north-western France

Photos © G. Chevrier
The Boiler Room, Brittany
The new Boiler Room at Saint Pern is intended to improve the heating system of the headquarters of the Little Sisters of the Poor and the adjacent EHPAD and will be managed by the congregation.

The project is part of an existing site with a strong heritage which is solidly anchored in its location. Its emblematic Breton architecture is hidden behind the sites monumental stone walls.

This technical addition is integrated within the existing architectural and historical context and reflects the details and aspect of the older buildings.
Located in the middle of a field used partly as an orchard, it is necessary for the building to blend well with the surrounding landscape. We therefore chose to emphasize the quality and durability of the materials used as a reflection the existing elements. The example being the different types of stone namely, granite, schist and gneiss which are all omnipresent and which were sourced in the local quarry. The aspect of the stone found at the quarry of Lanhélin is to be seen in the granite of the courtyards of the Novitiate and the Chapel and is the starting point for our project. The concrete envelope of our project was then imposed on th...