Tracks Architectes Designs Timber-clad Kindergarten with Gabled Forms
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The Paris-based architecture studio Tracks Architectes has designed a long run of gabled volumes clad in honey-colored wood for a kindergarten in France. Called “La Ruche,” which translates as “The Beehive,” these kindergarten blocks are located in thTracks Architectes Designs Timber-clad Kindergarten with Gabled Forms
The Paris-based architecture studio Tracks Architectes has designed a long run of gabled volumes clad in honey-colored wood for a kindergarten in France. Called “La Ruche,” which translates as “The Beehive,” these kindergarten blocks are located in the village of Perthes-en-Gatinais. As described by the studio in its project note, “La Ruche” borrowed its simple geometry from the local architecture. Each pitched unit sits on one level, with widths and lengths altered slightly depending on internal requirements. The kindergarten is in an area that is part of the Gatinais Regional Natural Park (PNRGF). “Given the bucolic surroundings, the school buildings have been designed to be as visually generous as possible, looking out to a small wooded promenade to the north and an educational garden space to the south,” described the project note by the studio. The project, which was completed by Tracks Architectes in just 10 months to minimize disturbance to the park, draws inspiration from the natural elements of its surroundings. Thus, as stated by the studio in its project note, insect and animal motifs sit on each gable and are used inside the kindergarten as a signage system. Internally, simple wooden cladding and white walls create bright, open spaces. Skylights work with the gable windows to draw in as much natural light as possible. The studio adds, “Each form is finished with timber-plank cladding, arranged vertically on the sides and in a 45-degree pattern to match the rooflines on the gables. The pitched roof of 45 degrees creates a house like a child would draw: simple, iconic, graphic…All indoor spaces, designed with the ladder of childhood as a major reference, are cradled in natural light to create bright, warm spaces.” A wooden-framed opening at the center of this run of buildings creates a covered yard extending into the playground and garden, connecting the two sides of the site. A similar area to the east of the plan provides a covered parking area. As stated in the project note, the architects have used a linear layout to retain the school’s surroundings as a well-used public route. As mentioned by Tracks Architectes, the project was named at the “Prize of the First Work of the Silver quarter 2018.” Tracks Architectes is a Paris-based architecture studio partnered by architects Moise Boucherie and Jeremy Griffon. The studio has completed several interesting projects across France and internationally. Works by Tracks Architectes featured in the exhibition titled “THE MANIFEST ARCHITECTURE” at the ENSA Bretagne in Rennes, held in 2018. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more