Jean Lurçat School, Saint Denis, France, 2008 [Project]

Architect: Mikou Design Studio
Selma Mikou, Salwa Mikou, Cécile Jalby, Iskra Pencheva, Kim Jieun
Client: Seine Saint Denis
Programme: units for general scientific and technological education, cafeteria, boarding school, gymnasium, teacher’s residence
Gross external area (GEA): 10 000 m2
Location: city of Saint Denis
Date: competition 2008, first prize

Jean Lurçat School, Saint Denis, France, 2008

This college is surrounded by the park of Courneuve and is also in proximity to the houses which border it. We designed it like an ensemble of houses laid out delicately on the ground, unified by open spaces oriented towards patios, and by an oscillating folded metal roof which creates a microclimate in the hanging gardens. The cladding of the facade outlines a vibrating and animated pallet.