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- Architects: Atelier 56S
- Location: Le Minihic-sur-Rance, France
- Lead Architects: Atelier 56S
- Engineering: ECB
- Clients: Minihic-sur-Rance Municipality
- Area: 350.0 m2
- Project Year: 2018
- Photographs: Jeremias Gonzalez
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Text description provided by the architects. The project consist in the creation of a workshop building at Le Minihic-sur-Rance, France. The site is in a protected zone of historical constructions and therefore it should respect the neighboring historical surrounding.
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The project program is divided into two zones: the workshop and the office. The workshop is a free space where the welding work, paint work and parking take place. The office is an area where the workshop agents can rest, eat and take a shower. A mezzanine is created over the office area for additional storage.
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In order to get both natural light and privacy, the exterior walls are composed of a polycarbonate facade that let the sunlight get through the building and a wooden cladding that hide the users from outside.
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The project’s structure is shown both inside and outside: reinforced concrete for the pillars, steel beams for roofing and concrete blocks for the office area.
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Our main goal was to respect the existing historical context while taking advantage of current construction methods, revealing the structure of the building and providing natural daylight.
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