chartier corbasson architectes: regional chamber of commerce and industry

‘regional chamber of commerce and industry’ by chartier-corbasson architectes, amiens, france image © r.meffre and y.marchand all images courtest of chartier-corbasson architectes

french firm chartier-corbasson architectes have just created an extension to the bouctot-vagniez town hall in amiens. the addition, housing the ‘regional chamber of commerce and industry’ sits amongst a green plinth that connects the original building, the new construct and the adjacent gardens. the two principle masses are communicate through a deep atrium that brings light and ventilation into the spaces. the southern facade meeting the road contains a double screen of metal mesh allowing for the movement of air and protects the interior from direct sunlight. screen printing technology was used to create sun shading textures that are designed to block out intense light from certain perspectives. the living wall engulfs the southern elevation with various panoramic glazing breaking through at different levels.  

southern facade facing an existing building image © r.meffre and y.marchand

walkway along the southern elevation image © r.meffre and y.marchand

(left) view from the central atrium to the north (right) view form the atrium to the south images © r.meffre and y.marchand

southern elevation facing the street image © r.meffre and y.marchand

interior lobby image © r.meffre and y.marchand

basement auditorium image © r.meffre and y.marchand

floor plan / level 0

floor plan / level 1

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project info:

client: crci de picardie 
architects: chartier-corbasson architectes architects assistants: iida tulkki, gabriel gutierrez 
engineering: betom heq engineering: cap terre acoustics: jplamoureux
 stage design : ducks scéno consultant facade: van santen et associés 
program: office building, meeting rooms, reception rooms, 189 seats auditorium, landscape design 
net surface: 1800 m2 budget: 5,600,000 € delivery: june 2012