https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2450 en-us The new Forum des Arts Charles Aznavour in Montigny-le-Bretonneux combines dance, music, and theater in a compact 36,000-square-foot building.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16645 Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:40:03 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16645-outside-of-paris-dominique-coulon-and-associes-infuses-a-performing-arts-school-with-bold-color-and-natural-light http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15866 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15866-dominique-coulon-and-associess-lanimu-media-library-touches-the-land-gently http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15005 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15005-media-library-and-park-in-p%C3%A9lissanne-by-dominique-coulon-associ%C3%A9s Pelissanne-Library-01-B.jpg The Pélissanne library’s new extension celebrates what came before: an elegant 18th-century manse and its plane trees and lush gardens. Photo © Eugeni Pons An early-learning school in the small town of Gidy, France, reveals how significantly the Modernist legacy survives in the work of Dominique Coulon and Associates.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14952 Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14952-olympe-de-gouges-school-complex-by-dominique-coulon-associates Olympe-de-Gouges-School-Complex-01-B.jpg The classroom block of the Olympe de Gouges school opens on to the playgrounds for the students, where several entrances provide easy access. Photo © Clémente Guillaume Color and texture create a stimulating environment for the children of a nursery and elementary school complex near Paris.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12112 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12112-simone-veil-school-complex-by-dominique-coulon-associ%C3%A9s Vibrant shades of pink and orange enliven the rustic wood facade of this school building, located at the center of a mixed-income neighborhood. Photo © Eugeni Pons 1701-Schools-of-the-21st-Century-Dominique-Coulon-Associes-Colombes-France-Simone-Veil-School-Complex-02.jpg To minimize disruption from an adjacent tramway depot, teaching space is concentrated in the northern part of the building, and a two-tiered elementary school yard occupies the upper floors to the south. Walls enclosing the yard are angled to maximize daylight penetration into the central courtyard. Photo © David Romero-Uzeda Two material palettes meet in the entrance of the elementary school. Photo © Eugeni Pons Concrete and wood identify its circulation route, while vivid color characterizes the building’s nonteaching areas, outdoor play spaces, and the corridors of the preschool. Photo © Eugeni Pons The vivid orange gym on the second level is visible from the street. Photo © Eugeni Pons The elementary school hall ceilings are made of the same bark-covered logs that clad the facades. Photo © Guillaume Wittmann The elementary school classrooms are concrete and wood. Photo © David Romero-Uzeda Older children play in the brightly hued rooftop yard. Photo © David Romero-Uzeda Image courtesy Dominique Coulon & Associés Image courtesy Dominique Coulon & Associés Image courtesy Dominique Coulon & Associés Image courtesy Dominique Coulon & Associés