lycee jean moulin will be built into the hilly landscape of revin in france all images courtesy of off architecture

the architectural reconstruction project of lycee jean moulin in revin, france is to be completed by off architecture in association with duncan lewis scape architecture and jeans giacinto. located within a vast and undulating terrain with many curves, the architects want to install the new building into the topography of the landscape. they will utilize the constraints of the slope, so the school is elevated and recedes upwards, creating a pattern of movement. through incorporating the architecture into hilly surroundings, they want to ensure that the users of this new college will benefit from the natural qualities of the surrounding environment. the project is set to be completed for 2012.

off architecture: jean moulin high school an aerial view of the architecture’s receding layers

off architecture: jean moulin high school grass will be placed on the roofs of each level so that the building blends in with the green landscape appearing like a hill itself

off architecture: jean moulin high school the building blends into the surrounding flora and fauna of the valley

off architecture: jean moulin high school off architecture: jean moulin high school profile view of the elevated layers

off architecture: jean moulin high school a view of the building and the surrounding landscape from aboveoff architecture: jean moulin high school plan of the buildingoff architecture: jean moulin high school

off architecture: jean moulin high school a rendering of how the space will be divided – the right section of the building will predominantly be used as classrooms

off architecture: jean moulin high school an inside view of the school where natural sunlight floods through the windows

off architecture: jean moulin high schoola view of the communal areas

off architecture: jean moulin high school rendering of the structural forms built into the hill

off architecture: jean moulin high school rendering of the structural forms built into the hill

off architecture: jean moulin high school rendering of the structural forms built into the hill

off architecture: jean moulin high school an aerial view of the site plan