Conservatory for music and dance by MARIN + TROTTIN ARCHITECTS
Marin + Trottin Architects has accomplished the transformation of a pre-existing library right into a dance and music college in Saint-Paul, La Réunion, France. Originally designed by Périphériques Architects in 2015, the construction was supposed to accommodate a media library that by no means formally opened. The constructing itself was purchased by the Region Reunion Office, and the brand new proprietor determined to place completely different cultural services in it by mixing collectively the regional music college (CRR), the headquarter of an affiliation selling native music (PRMA) and part of the literature regional middle (CLR). The refurbishment welcomes these new makes use of, making delicate interventions and forming an environment friendly multi-functional surroundings that may stimulate the customers’ creativeness and get their artistic juices flowing.
all photos by Luc Boegly
multi-functional cultural house
Since the constructing is model new, Marin + Trottin Architects (see extra right here) intervened solely internally in an effort to accommodate the brand new makes use of. The city and symbolic qualities of the constructing are preserved, whereas its visible and bodily porosity additionally stays the identical.
The modifications are very delicate and discreet. The design group has re-used all the massive and empty ranges made for the earlier program. In this fashion, the house is reworked right into a multi-functional cultural surroundings with a variety of areas: drums room, dance studio, co-working house, orchestra roofs, and so forth.
A spatial palimpsest with an uncanny character
The ceilings are embellished with giant, unusual photos, serving as a attribute factor of the unique venture. Now, it’s tougher to grasp these horizontal work, however their presence offers the constructing a little bit of an intriguing uncanny character. ‘If Cimendef building was a book, the cover remains unaltered but the content gets more and more complex, becoming a spatial palimpsest.’ Marin +Trottin Architects explains.
