The building of Atelies 2/3/4 stands out as a high volume, which is the main program of the school, over the rest of the urbanization. To the east, it generates a garden square that in an introspective way nourishes itself on its own and the programmatic shared of the Internship.
Project description by Ateliers 2/3/4/
A high school is like a small estate made up of work, recreation, leisure, encounters and shared places. The access to streets and squares provides perspectives that give life to the estate. The new International High School project east of Paris planned within this urban context, is located within an exceptional site distinguished by three scales of landscape:
- The vast landscape of the district and distant views. The idea to raise the volume creates a horizontal frame that emerged just as the development of a sequenced, viewpoint entrance overlooking Greater Paris.
- The Marne la Vallée urban landscape is composed of different yet often heterogeneous neighbourhoods. The intention was to develop an imposing volume, a cube devoid of any stylistic intent, stable within the perspective.
- The immediate landscape of a planted steep slope. With landscaped terraces, the introspective high school found its place attached to the functions shared with the boarding school (dining, sports hall,...).
