mikou design studio: URSSAF offices, saint etienne, france

URSSAF offices, saint etienne by mikou design studio image courtesy mikou design studio

URSSAF offices, saint etienne by french firm mikou design studio was an entry in the design competition to create a new building for the social security organization.

the building is sculpted by successive withdrawals, emphasizing terraces planted with plants behind horizontal railing strips.   

image courtesy mikou design studio

image courtesy mikou design studio

image courtesy mikou design studio

image courtesy mikou design studio

image courtesy mikou design studio

image courtesy mikou design studio

image courtesy mikou design studio

credits: architect: mikou design studio client: EPA saint etienne gross external area (GEA): 9 000m2 budget: 15 million euro programme: individual offices and open space, meeting rooms, foyer and restaurant for employees, atrium, delivery platform, parking date: 2009 design competition entry, winner – schematic design