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lyon Projects 20 Created 10-Nov-11 By son hyuksoo, seoul, South Korea Lyon Islands Lyon, Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas housing, social housing Opera de Lyon Lyon Islands II Duchere Housing Units Rhone Alpes County Hall Pavillon des Douanes Cité Internationale Le Monolithe 6 Genzyme Labs Parking des Célestins 13 Social Housing Croix Rousse 14 Maison de Rodolphe 15 Mediatheque Villeurbanne 16 Villeurbanne, Mario Botta education, library 7 Park Relais de la Soie 17 Vaulx-en-Velin, Clement Vergely es bicycle stand, car park 8 House boat 18 Le Bourget du Lac, Patriarche & Co meeting room, office 9 Mediatheque Venissieux 19 Venissieux, Dominique Perrault culture, library 10 Lyon, MVRDV housing, mixed-use development, office, social housing Lyon, Patriarche & Co community centre, social housing Lyon, Renzo Piano mixed-use development, urban plan 5 Lyon, Jean-Michel Wilmotte gallery, office 12 Lyon, Jourda es social housing Lyon, Christian de Portzamparc government 4 Lyon, Petitdidier Prioux es housing, social housing Claude Bernard University Lyon, Michel Targe underground parking Vaulx-en-Velin, Perraudin es university 3 Lyon, Clement Vergely es housing School of architecture Lyon Lyon, Bruno Dumetier university Lyon, Jean Nouvel mixed-use development, opera, renovation 2 Le Drakkar 20 Ecully, Jourda es student housing 11 Lyon, Patriarche & Co industry, laboratorium http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ Monastery of Sainte-Marie de La Tourette 21 Eveux, Le Corbusier monastery 1

photo: ptk photo: ptk Lyon Islands Cours Charlemagne 100 69002 Lyon Lyon Islands is part of a large-scale restructuring programme The area development comprises 291 homes Situated in the heart of La Confluence, it offers a views of the quay, the park and the peninsula The airy, spacious apartments have two to six rooms photo: ptk Project is not public! 2011 Main designer, Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas HTVS Vincenzo Amantea -ptk- http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 2

photo: ptk photo: ptk Opera de Lyon Place de la Comédie 69001 Lyon http://wwwopera-lyoncom Jean Nouvel won the competition to extend and renovate the Opera House in Lyon, with a project that used the old building, particularly its grand ground- and first-floor façades on the south, east, and west, as a point of departure and reference for the new This way Nouvel linked the building to the surrounding official buildings, but the new drum roof, like the lid of an enormous jewel box, however, marks it as wholly contemporary By both night and day this dense and complex building forms a new landmark for the city This project has become very popular in this city, not only because it was breaking the rules of reacting on historical environment, but also because of its quality in mixed space design Project is public! Floor area/size 1993 18000 m² Jean Nouvel City of Lyon Fabien photo: Fabien Basmaison depend on the agenda Check the website for more information, or call them at tel: 0826 305 325 (0,15 /mn) Metro: Hôtel de ville, Louis Pradel Bus: Hôtel de Ville, Quai de la Pêcherie http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 3

photo: ptk photo: ptk Lyon Islands II Cours Charlemagne 100 69002 Lyon This housing project is part of the urban block conceived by Massimiliano Fuksas In opposition of Fuksas superposition of cantilevered boxes wrapped in stainless steel and copper, this building contains small minimalistic concrete units with wooden shutters photo: ptk Project is not public! 2-2011 Clement Vergely es -ptk- http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 4

photo: Jeroen Meijer photo: Jeroen Meijer School of architecture Lyon Rue Maurice-Audin 3 Vaulx-en-Velin The building of the School of ure is organized along an interior street protected by a canopy leading to the semi-circular hall of the administration and crossed by bridges connecting the first floor workshops, whose articulated frame and double height façade ensure transparency and light On the ground floor, vaulted classrooms contrast with the lightness of the workshops, reflecting the necessary contradiction between theoretical learning and self-creation Floor area/size 1987 3500 m² Main designer, Perraudin es Jourda es jpmm photo: Jeroen Meijer Vaulx-en-Velin is a village in the north-east of Lyon, accessible by the subway & buses from the centre By car: from Bellecour North along the river Rhone (N6), change Quais at Pont de Lattre de Tassign (D6) along the river until you can take the d383 South, exit to d55 (1Km),right Rue Emile Zola (350M), left Rue Maurice Audiin (350M) there it is on the right http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 5

photo: ptk photo: ptk Duchere Housing Units Rue Marcel Cerdan 1 69009 Lyon 55 housing units are divided in one 5 story slab and three cubes with 4 stories - each cube with one apartment per level (maison-plateau) The project tries to combine the advantages of the single house in an urban context with higher density photo: ptk Project is not public! 9-2010 Petitdidier Prioux es Groupe Alliade -ptk- http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 6

photo: ptk photo: ptk Rhone Alpes County Hall Rue Smith 69002 Lyon The building shows its interior composed of debate and meeting areas The luminous web of the various rooms is defined by the office buildings, which are coiling around and over it, thus diffusing the natural light and multiplying the sights This new kind of open block unveils a whole inner scenery to the court and the street to embrace the city The interpenetration of inhabited solids and voids sets a visible forum, a political square Unfortunately reality is slightly different because the voids are closed by massif metal structures and (not so transparent) glass panels photo: ptk Project is not public! 2011 Christian de Portzamparc Conseil Regional Rhone Alpes -ptk- Cours Charlemagne tram "Montrochet" http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 7

photo: ptk photo: ptk Pavillon des Douanes Quai Rambaud 45 69022 Lyon Renovation of the Pavillon des Douanes (Customs building) to house an art gallery and office spaces in the upper levels The characteristic large balcony's who served to stock merchandises directly from ships into the docks are conserved Thin black aluminium sheets are covering the existing walls photo: ptk Project is not public! 2007 Jean-Michel Wilmotte -ptk- http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 8

photo: ptk photo: ptk Cité Internationale Quai Charles de Gaulle 66 69006 Lyon http://wwwcite-internationale-lyonfr/ This is both an architectural and urban project It covers an area of 15 hectares between the Tete d'or Park and the Rhône river The program consists of office and residential buildings, a congress centre, a hotel, a casino, a multi-screen cinema complex and a museum of contemporary art The modular schema is composed of pairs of double skin buildings with layers of terracotta and glass photo: ptk Project is public! 2006 Renzo Piano City of Lyon -ptk- http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 9

photo: ptk photo: ptk Le Monolithe Cours Charlemagne 100 69002 Lyon 'Le Monolithe', an energy efficient mixed-use urban block located in the development area Confluence at the southern tip of Lyon's Presqu'île, has reached completion The structure with a total surface of 32500 m2 combines social housing, rental property, a residence for disabled people, offices and retail The block is composed of five sections, each one designed by a different architect, following the MVRDV masterplan: Pierre Gautier, Manuelle Gautrand, ECDM and Erik van Egeraat Landscape architects West 8 designed the public plaza MVRDV designed the head section which advertises over the full façade the European integration by quoting the EU constitution photo: ptk Project is not public! Floor area/size 3-2011 35000 m² Main designer, Landscape designer MVRDV Designed by Erick van Egeraat ecdm Manuelle Gautrand Pierre Gautier West 8 ING -ptk- http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 10

photo: Mohsen Ozlati photo: Mohsen Ozlati Genzyme Labs Boulevard Chambaud de la Bruyère 23 69007 Lyon Genzyme is a pioneer in medical biotechnology It has set up its main premises in Lyon, in the Gerland district A production unit, laboratories and offices are brought together behind a double skin that affirms the urban aspect of this project Throughout the project design stage great attention was paid to research and studies into the environmental and health impacts of construction materials Using lifecycle analyses and safety data sheets, we were able to choose healthy materials for people and the environment The carpets, paints and timber used have label certification In the same way, deconstruction and recyclability, cleaning and maintenance were all key criteria in the choices made The thermal strategy is organised around a very efficient casing, consisting of a double glass skin, actively regulating the hygrothermal atmosphere inside the building summer and winter alike An atrium distributes natural light inside the offices photo: Mohsen Ozlati Project is not public! Floor area/size 1-2010 22000 m² Patriarche & Co Genzyme PATRIARCHE-AND-CO http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 11

photo: Michela Sala photo: Michela Sala Claude Bernard University Avenue Tony Garnier 50 69007 Lyon http://wwwuniv-lyon1fr This educational building in Lyon consists of three elements: the foundation, the blocks and the blade of glass The base, in contact with the ground and the flows of the city, emerges as a rock and contains the most dense activities (lobby, cafeteria, amphitheaters) Made of 'pleated' reinforced concrete, this block is pierced at random and opens generously to the garden The programme diversity led to a random openings composition on different fronts The link between the blocks is carried out by horizontal structures, protected by a large blade glass façade located on Avenue Tony Garnier In addition to the functional connections allowed by the blade of glass, it is also an acoustic screen against the noise of traffic, a space for strolling and contemplation of the urban spectacle, but also a institutional façade of the university photo: Michela Sala Project is public! Floor area/size 2001 10049 m² Main designer, Bruno Dumetier Philippe Dubois Brunet michela_sala http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 12

photo: Michael Buschor Parking des Célestins Place des Célestins 11 69002 Lyon http://wwwlyon-francecom/page/p-704/art_id-/ Seven storey parking drum under Place des Célestins with 413 parking spaces Big rotating mirror in the middle of the circulation spiral Project is public! 1994 Main designer, Artist Michel Targe Daniel Buren Jean-Michel Wilmotte Lyon Parc Auto Buschi photo: Michael Buschor 24/7 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 13

photo: ptk photo: ptk Social Housing Croix Rousse Rue Grataloup 6 69004 Lyon The street elevation of this social housing project in Lyon is a reminiscence of the traditional working spaces of this area with ceiling heights of about 350/400m In order to remind those typical surrounding buildings, two storeys are connected visually into a system of narrow and high windows with wooden shutters The clear and simple repetition of those windows gives the building an "industrial" touch The backyard elevation is completely different with a sculptural system of an open concrete circulation plugged against the building photo: ptk Project is not public! Floor area/size 1992 3900 m² Main designer, Jourda es Perraudin es L'Office Public Communautaire de Lyon -ptk- Behind the square 'Place Tabareau', on top of the 'Croix Rousse' hill http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 14

photo: Mohsen Ozlati photo: Mohsen Ozlati Maison de Rodolphe Rue Villon 105 69008 Lyon This project is a new form of housing designed for homeless persons and their pets The buildings are constructed by using a wooden post and beam structure into which 15 m2 factory assembled tri-dimensional boxes are set and connected to the service networks The project includes 3 buildings and an annex : 2 main buildings (A et B), at right angles with the street, and set apart in order to create a central plaza facing out These two buildings regroup the housing units and offices (doctors, social workers, management, and veterinary services ) The C building, a simple ground floor at the center of the lot, houses the common rooms, where single individuals with animals are separated from families who have access to a dining room, and a playroom for children as well Another annex has been set up to house a kennel photo: Mohsen Ozlati Project is not public! Floor area/size 11-2010 1306 m² Patriarche & Co Foyer Notre Dame des Sans Abris PATRIARCHE-AND-CO http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 15

photo: Jeroen Meijer photo: Jeroen Meijer Mediatheque Villeurbanne Cours Amile Zola 247 69100 Villeurbanne The idea from the outset was to construct a central element of reference And this corresponds to the necessity the architect feels to find a 'backbone' in every project, so that people entering the building will have a chance to orient themselves It could be a shaft of light or a structural element The idea for the competition was to create a house made of empty space within the solid building, with connecting stairs winding around the void Then, little by little, Botta arrived at the final solution, perhaps less complex, but maybe also better considering the building's relatively small dimensions There are no direct references to illuminist or neoclassical architecture This space was born more of an intuition of light, of static reasoning - but also of agreements with the fire department, who forced the architect to put the tempered glass around the central void Project is public! 1988 Mario Botta City of Villeurbanne jpmm photo: Jeroen Meijer Take the metro to station Flachet, walk 200 meter to the west http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 16

photo: ptk photo: ptk Park Relais de la Soie Rue du Rail 1 69210 Vaulx-en-Velin A parking "house" for 470 cars and 400 cycles which intends to look like the surrounding industrial buildings The Huge V-shaped concrete beams are emphasizing the entrance level The upper floors are covered with translucent glass panels The interior walls and floors are painted in yellow photo: ptk Project is public! 2010 Clement Vergely es SYTRAL -ptk- http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 17

photo: Patriarche & CO photo: Patriarche & CO House boat Allée du Lac de Garde 12 73370 Le Bourget du Lac The knowledge of construction techniques acquired by this architect and its marked interest in environmental architecture gave rise to the concept of a 'land-based port' in which the jetty consists of a compacted embankment on trees cut down and used to construct fascines The 'boats' are metal-framed buildings on piles, 'moored' to the jetty by an access walkway Ten buildings house cutting edge enterprises and a business incubator, offering a new way of working at one with a magical setting The water from the roofs returns immediately to the biotope, the leaves of the conserved trees screen the facades surrounded by sheltered access gangways photo: Patriarche & CO Project is not public! Floor area/size 2003 2752 m² Patriarche & Co SCI house boat PATRIARCHE-AND-CO http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 18

photo: ptk photo: ptk Mediatheque Venissieux Avenue Marcel Houël 5 69200 Venissieux http://wwwbm-venissieuxfr This library in the town of Venissieux, outside Lyon, is sited at street level, flush with an adjacent square and open to the town and its surroundings The architects wished to design a glass box with little internal hierarchy, in which all of the functions are brought together on the same level, girdled by a peristyle gallery The gallery opens to a green landscape on one side, and to the town s activities on the other At the heart of this assemblage, the entrance hall is in the form of an urban passageway between the square (to the west) and the courtyard (to the east)the roof is pierced by overhead openings that bring daylight to the interior of the building The offices form an independent entity yet are fluidly connected to the activities of the library The strength of the scheme resides in its simplicity, the ground floor is reserved for the library with the small building for the services, the result being a compact, sun-lit environment photo: ptk Project is public! Floor area/size 2001 5200 m² Dominique Perrault Ville de Venissieux -ptk- http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 19

photo: Jeroen Meijer photo: Jeroen Meijer Le Drakkar Chemin du Petit Bois 98 69130 Ecully 60 housing units, intended for the students of a nearby higher education institute, in the residential district to the West of Lyon, these halls of residence are organised into three rectilinear buildings 180 bedrooms and shared services (meeting room, storage, boiler room), aligned to form a series of terraced houses, are grouped three by three around a double height living space with direct access to the outside Large translucent awnings protect the façades while sheltering the external circulation spaces Carried out in 1993, the entire operation boasts an entirely prefabricated metal structure, composite floors and a light weight façade alternating between transparent, opaque and screen printed panels photo: Jeroen Meijer Public access unknown! Floor area/size 1993 4200 m² Main designer, Jourda es Perraudin es La Sauvegarde Immobilière jpmm From the A6 north of Lyon take the D342 west; direction Centre Commercial d'ecully Grand Ouest, Avenue du Bon Pasteur, Avenue du Bon Pasteur tunnel, straight on the round about, Chemin de Pontet et Crases, 200 meters on the Chemin du Petit Bois to the right http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 20

photo: Michael Noordam photo: Michael Noordam Monastery of Sainte-Marie de La Tourette Route de la Tourette 69210 Eveux http://wwwcouventlatourettecom/ Le Corbusier's last major work in Europe Its program is unusual a complete, self-contained world for a community of studying, silent monks, living a life so austere they are sometimes known as the 'begging brothers' The building has 100 individual cells, communal library, classrooms and refectory, a rooftop cloister and church Many of Le C's long-established practices are here: the pilotis (load-bearing columns) inside the walls freeing the facade for long strip windows, the grassed rooftops and the carefully planned architectural promenade with ramp; but the austerity and spirituality of the monks' life gives a very different outcome Trying to give the monks what men today need most: silence and peacethis monastery does not show off; it is on the inside that it lives" Despite many practical reservations (soundproofing, acoustics and many maintenance issues that are very visible today) one student monk compared his entry into the building to a second entry into religion photo: Michael Noordam Project is public! 1960 Le Corbusier Dominicans of Lyon Michael_Noordam Though still functioning for a greatly-reduced population of monks, La Tourette has become something of a pilgrimage site for students of architecture Overnight stays can be arranged in the unused cells To get there by car, take the A6 motorway north from Lyon, until the "Limonest" exit (33) Take the N6, then shortly turn left onto the D73 to cut across to the N7 Follow the N7 to L'Arbresle, then follow signposts to Eveux and to the Couvent de La Tourette http://wwwmimoaeu/users/culprit85/guides/lyon/ 21