Early Childhood Center / Guillaume Ramillien ArchitectureSave this picture! Salem MostefaouiFranceArchitects: Guillaume Ramillien ArchitectureAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:1350 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2024 PhotographsPhotographs:ManufacturersBrands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers: Orona Pecres Structures: bet EVPLocksmithing: CRUARD MFBPainting: SofradepTiling: SofradepGreen Spaces: VALLOISFencing: VALLOISMore SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. Connected to the new public garden, the Prichaux toddler center with its new square and alleyway, will help requalify the Lefebvre-Prichaux-Brancion residential complex and enhance its landscaped open spaces. While the external geometry of the building sequences the public spaces and their perspectives from Boulevard Lefebvre towards the heart of the block, its internal geometry creates a protected interior garden in this dense environment of high-rise buildings.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!This enclosed garden - hortus conclusus - preserves the site's three major trees and enhances its open-ground quality. It forms an oasis of freshness and a biological reserve for small birds, insects and flora in the heart of the dense city. It's an unspoiled setting for children and families using the daycare to discover, as well as the landscape for the residents overlooking it.Save this picture!Save this picture!Surrounding the diamond-shaped garden, the building forms a cloister composed of an angled figure culminating at the first floor, and a low wing at the ground floor backing onto the party wall. On either side of the western corner, the two facilities - daycare and maternal and child protection center - address the residence and the town symmetrically. The walk-through lobbies of these facilities create a play of depth and transparency from the public spaces to the interior garden. The attic bends at an angle to reveal the continuity of the two public spaces.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!The maternal and child protection center is on one level in the south-west wing, while the daycare is on two levels. On the ground floor, the reception units for non-walking babies are organized around a courtyard immersed in the heart of the garden. Upstairs, the mezzanine distributes the two wings for the older and walking toddlers, leading to an immense playground on the roof. Partly planted, the terrace extends the landscape of the ground floor in the form of a hanging garden dedicated exclusively to children.Save this picture!Save this picture!Above its white brick base, the building is entirely made of wood. The shed-shaped, zinc-covered roofs collect rainwater in the garden and provide natural ventilation for the reception units and secure over-ventilation at night. The generously glazed facades, clad in vertical wood cladding, reveal the structural framework through their spines. Two white brick chimneys indicate the superposition of the publics facilities with the residence's preserved underground parking lot and the integrated redesign of its access.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow less