Le?onard de Vinci Technical College | TANK Architectes + COSA
Le?onard de Vinci Technical College
Carried by two agencies, four heads, and even more hands, « the universe of the Léonard de Vinci high school project resonates with our research, our respective ways of writing a project.
architecturePhotography by © Camille Gharbi
The architecture of a technical college needs to express construction. It must offer the flexibility essential to a continuously evolving program. It must be simple and strong, able to serve students and staff over time.
The project goes straight to the point. Shape and constructional traits arise from the rational imperatives of the program: doubling the surface area of the college, with the creation of a new building that will accommodate 1200 students, while maintaining the facility?s activities. The new building is distributed on three levels. On the ground floor are areas for technical instruction with workshops, cloakrooms and stores, forming a U around the courtyard and opening onto the forecourt. Movement is distributed via two interior streets which, as well as providing natural light, facilitate orientation within the complex.
Photography by © Camille Gharbi
The ground floor is built into the slope, so that the first floor, where the college?s student and administrative life takes place, is on the same level as the park that will eventually run through the building. These functions are connected by large covered patios, creating a selective dialogue between themselves and the world outside.
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