Barrault Pressacco

The Ormeaux school site is entering a new chapter in its history. Aware of the architectural potential of the built heritage it comprises, as well as the many landscape assets linked to its vegetation and topography, our project proposes a new organization of the plot — more comfortable, and reflective of the entire educational system it hosts.

The layout stems from a threefold intention. First, to give this new facility a presence along Rue des Ormeaux, with a forecourt that enhances the visibility of the school complex and provides two distinct entrances for each educational cycle. Second, to design an agile form that gathers the functions together while separating the two playgrounds, in dialogue with the surrounding domestic scale, thus offering the neighborhood a suitably proportioned two-story building. Third, to align the choice of the new location with a rational and economical phasing strategy, avoiding temporary construction and working within the footprint of the existing buildings.