2013 @en | MU Architecture

BRII/ Children’s House in Briis-sous-Forges

equipements

CLIENT Commune of Briis-sous-Forges TEAM MU / Archicop / B2i / Adx SURFACE 640 m2 BUDGET 1 100 000€ ht […]

CLIENT
Commune of Briis-sous-Forges

TEAM
MU / Archicop / B2i / Adx

SURFACE
640 m2

BUDGET
1 100 000€ ht

ENVIRONNEMENTAL ASPECT
Double flux MVC / green roof / rain water recycling

STATUS
Built november 2013

LocatioN

For a good number of years, the children of Briis-sous-Forges have had the chance to have their school placed in the middle of the forest. From a very young age, they learn to observe the changes brought on by the seasons, to smell the humus of the undergrowth, to benefit from the open sky in the clearings, or to notice the slow dance of the tree shadows around their classrooms. Since the Children’s House was finished in novembre of 2013, the vision of the architecture in the heart of the forest has become all the more compelling as nature continues its growth around it. Walking in the area, you might notice how the curved lines of the building accompany your footsteps in between the trees. You might sense the strength of the trees that grow through the building, in the circular patios. But you will surely feel the density and verticality of the forest in the curved clapboard wood façade that enveloppes the entirerity of the structure. For children and adults alike, the building reflects the playful and poetic nature of the forest, in which it sits.

FORG/ Hidden Locker Rooms in Forges-les-Bains

equipements

Client Commune of Forges-les-Bains tEam Mu / Les Particules SURFACE 220 m2 BUDGET 470 000€ ht ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT Integration within the […]

Client
Commune of Forges-les-Bains

tEam
Mu / Les Particules

SURFACE
220 m2

BUDGET
470 000€ ht

ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT
Integration within the regional park of the valley of Chevreuse / strong inertia allowed by the landmass / plant-covered roof for the temporization of rainwater / natural lighting in all the rooms

STATUS
Built march 2013

locatiON

If you happen to be in the regional park of the valley of Chevreuse, MU invites you to take a detour through Forges-les-Bains, a small town of 5000 inhabitants, located in a charming, hilly, and tree-filled comb.

Situated next to one of the town’s entrances, the athletic facilities ensure a seamless transition between natural and urban spaces.

Since march 2013, you can discover the former stands, wrapped in canvas and connected to new locker rooms thanks to some discrete variations of the floor.

The young soccer teams from Forge-les-Bains will find their locker rooms and sanitary facilities (naturally temperate) tucked underneath a plant-covered roof from which their fans will be able to watch and cheer them on. The athletes will then appear and disappear behind the mass created by the new construction.

EMIL/ 51 Housing for Young Workers and a Childcare Centre Emile Level Road in Paris

Housing

client RIVP tEam MU / Mars / Euclid / M. Forgue SURFACE 1 640 m2 budgeT 4 560 000€ ht ENVIRONNEMENTAL ASPECT […]

client
RIVP

tEam
MU / Mars / Euclid / M. Forgue

SURFACE
1 640 m2

budgeT
4 560 000€ ht

ENVIRONNEMENTAL ASPECT
Plan climat Paris / RT2012 / H&E / timber framwork / double skin / solar panels

Status
Competition 2013

locATION

Although the ground floor occupies the entirety of the plot, the social Residence is split up into 3 sections :

– the garden with the main staircase and elevator
– the corridor which acts as a hygrometric buffer zone of the building
– the square apartments.

By placing the vertical circulations at the end of the plot, we liberate space in the center, so as to develop functional and rectilinear plans. Are design proposal offers an easy horizontal and vertical understanding of the building.
The plans of the first four levels of the residence are rigorously identical: at each level 11 apartments with generous interior proportions 4.4 m by 4.5 m and 3.5 m by 5.9 m (for the two end apartments) accessed by a main corridor, naturally lit by a winter garden. The staircase and elevator shaft rise up like sculptures from the third level and are wedged in between the Residence and the common whitewashed retaining wall.

PAUL/ 55 Multifamily Housing and a Childcare Centre Paul Meurice Road in Paris

Housing

client Elogie TEam MU / Arcoba SURFACE 3 800 m2 budgeT 7 800 000€ ht ENVIRONNEMENTAL ASPECT Plan climat Paris / RT2012 / […]

client
Elogie

TEam
MU / Arcoba

SURFACE
3 800 m2

budgeT
7 800 000€ ht

ENVIRONNEMENTAL ASPECT
Plan climat Paris / RT2012 / H&E / wood floor / green roof / solar panels

Status
Competition 2013

locATION

The project discusses the notion of “living within the heart of a housing block”:
– All the housing units are crossing apartments, with the living room placed on the south façade and the sleeping rooms on the north façade.
– The corridors are distanced from the housing blocks so as to create common and open circulation spaces making you and your neighbors friends in no-time.
– The apartment volumes are entirely free and extend to the south in the form of loggias, balconies and winter gardens.
– The simple expression of the façades is adapted to solar orientation and the surround environmental: hollow facing the gardens, and sleek facing the street. The North façades are composed of regular openings which are possible to be rendered opaque with wooden shutters.
In order to maximize sunlight, these shutters can also be used as reflectors. The South façades are inclined in order to enjoy the sunlight whilst being protected from summer’s stronger light.
The corridors in the heart of the housing block participate in a social movement to promote individual happiness and wellness with the help of omnipresent plant life.
The project proposes a new « vivre ensemble » in respect to a new cityscape dominated by greenness.

OLIV/ Revitalization of the City Center in Olivet

Urbanism

CLIENT Commune of Olivet / SEMDO TEAM MU / Archicop / Neveux Rouyer SURFACE Building : 40 000 m2 / Public area : […]

CLIENT
Commune of Olivet / SEMDO

TEAM
MU / Archicop / Neveux Rouyer

SURFACE
Building : 40 000 m2 / Public area : 16 400 m2

STATUS
In progress

LOCATION

The ambition of the project is to transform the urban development zone into a dynamic neighbourhood which rekindles old ties with the historical city center with the arrival of a major transformation: the tramway.

This intervention is equally marks the occasion to redefine the public spaces by re-considering the place of the pedestrian without banishing the car, to create a mineral space in commercial areas whilst integrating plant life as a major characteristic.

The heritage of certain grand and very old trees are elements that will help anchor the intervention in a natural and historical site.

The dialogue between historical buildings and new construction must permit the onlooker to visualize an urban stitching which will give an identity to the city center in regards to the arrival of the tramway.

The project bases itself upon the masterplan but presents a coherent development plan for the city center of Beaucouzé.

The main idea is to create a sustainable and convertible project that reconciles the mesh of small streets shared by pedestrian and cars alike with an overall permeability of the neighbourhood.

In the perspective of an ecologically sustainable development, the architecture and its implantation are conceived in order to enhance this evolution.

The project stand the idea of a “non-pastiche” architecture with urban forms adapted to a way of life, a climate, a place.

The facades bring a rhythm into the place while creating a strong identity to the architecture, revealing the neighbourhood.

The buildings located on the outskirts of the islet mark the walls of the “Clos du Bourg” by following the layout of the streets. They fit in the continuity of the city buildings, highlighting noble materials such as stone and follow an attic and slate roof typology. The buildings located within the islet follow the orchards’ thematic. Taking back the parcels’ strips orientation, the contemporary buildings contrast with the surrounding.

The facades are in extension of the landscaping of public spaces while the vegetated roofs improve thermal comfort and rainwater management.