a new multipurpose facility for lille breaks ground in france
all images courtesy of KAAN architecten / pranlas-descours architect & associates

 

 

 

construction is underway in lille at the site of the city’s ‘chambre de métiers et de l’artisanat’ – a multipurpose facility designed by KAAN architecten and pranlas-descours architect & associates. located at the edge of the french city, the building is surrounded by a distinctive landscape that features a diverse infrastructure of transit, lush greenery and artificial topography. the design references the site’s history and geography, merging landscape, architecture and interior design.

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internal volumes can be configured in a variety of ways

 

 

 

the building’s monolithic appearance results from emphasizing horizontality and highlighting the site on two levels: the landscape and the surrounding neighborhood. the internal program is spread across three main floors: a public ground floor, an educational first floor and a second floor, with offices enclosing the auditorium at the core of the building. ‘chambre de métiers et de l’artisanat’ is scheduled for completion by march 2017.

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the scheme’s public ground floor

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educational space is found at the upper level

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site plan

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floor plan / level 0

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project info:

 

project name: chambre de métiers et de l’artisanat
location: rue abélard, rue du fouborg d’arras, lille, france
client: chambre de métiers et de l’artisanat du nord-pas-de-calais
program: administrative offices, auditorium, main lobby, exhibition spaces, laboratories, teaching rooms, library, educational and study areas, restaurant and parking

 

architect: KAAN architecten, in collaboration with pranlas-descours architect & associates (paris, france)
project team KAAN architecten: christophe banderier, sebastian van damme, paolo faleschini, raluca firicel, michael geensen, renata gilio, kees kaan, maud minault, hannes ochmann, vincent panhuysen, ismael planelles, ana rivero, dikkie scipio
project team PDAA: jean-pierre pranlas-descours, gustav ducloz, maryléne gallon, brieuc le coz, anne roullet
landscape: tn+ paysagistes (paris, france)
design: 2007 (competition)
delivery: 2017
GFA: 17,300 sqm

 

client assistant: pascal boulanger réalisations (lille, france)
SPS: elyfec (villeneuve d’asqu, france)
bureau de contrôle: dekra construction (lesquin, france)
BET structures: EVP ingénierie (paris, france)
BET economy: martin guiheneuf ingénierie (paris, france)
BET VRD: URBATEC (bussy saint georges, france)
OPC: SARL francis klein (salbris, france)