This building is not lacking in self-confidence. No sooner have you left behind a quiet row of smart private houses in the traditional millstone grit Parisian style with front steps and plane trees than you come face to face with an odd-looking building, imposing but also childishly simple, more cubist than cube-shaped, decidedly “flashy”, evoking happy memories of a child’s toy.The spaces are superimposed without being separated. Inside, the same colors are systematically repeated, like stepping in an oversized graffiti. The building is a vertical piling of activity spaces wrapped in a ribbon of concrete providing unity to the whole. Concrete was the natural choice as it highlights the building’s sculptural appearance while satisfying the requirements of: superimposing of large rooms atop the gymnasium with little load bearing possibilities.

The project is broadly made up of prefabricated concrete load-bearing panels. The molded and tinted reinforced concrete contrasts with the colored surfaces of the laminated panels.

Colored facades
The main facade is made of tinted glass with a color gradient from red to green. The other 3 facades are more homogeneous, albeit colored, too.

A sustainable project
The tinted glass facades provide good protection against setting sun and long-lasting color.