Ban Secondary School in Vagney

  • Ban Secondary School in Vagney with timber-clad volumes, recessed Ground floor arcade and forecourt, opening onto the rural Vosges landscape.
  • Street view of Ban Secondary School in Vagney, showing comb-like timber volumes with metal roofs set back from the road against the Vosges hills.
  • Ban Secondary School in Vagney with rhythmic concrete fins, horizontal sunshades and glazed façade framing a wide, tree-lined forecourt.
  • Entrance hall of Ban Secondary School in Vagney, with wood soffit, glazed façade, vertical sunshades and students crossing a light-filled internal street.
  • Interior view of Ban Secondary School in Vagney, showing a central timber stair, slatted wood ceiling, circular lights and bright circulation space.
  • Distant view of Ban Secondary School in Vagney, a low linear volume with wood-concrete structure set in open fields against the wooded Vosges hills.
  • Site plan of Ban Secondary School in Vagney, showing comb-like classroom wings, central internal street and tree-lined forecourt within the rural fabric.

    Site plan

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  • Axonometric drawing of Ban Secondary School in Vagney, showing comb-like plan, sawtooth roofs and linear wood-concrete facades around green courtyards.

    Axonometric view

  • Ground floor plan of Ban Secondary School in Vagney, showing comb-like classroom wings around planted courtyards and a central internal street facing a tree-lined forecourt.

    Ground floor plan

  • Plan drawing of Ban Secondary School in Vagney showing comb-like classroom wings off a central internal street, with clear circulation and courtyard voids.

    1st floor plan

  • Longitudinal section of Ban Secondary School in Vagney, showing mixed wood-concrete structure, internal street, and glazed façades opening to planted courtyards.

    Transverse section

  • Longitudinal section of Ban Secondary School in Vagney, showing comb-like layout, double-height internal street and stepped timber-concrete volumes.

    Longitudinal section

  • Front elevation drawing of Ban Secondary School in Vagney, showing a long timber‑framed façade with central recessed entrance and regular vertical bays.

    West elevation

  • Elevation drawing of Ban Secondary School in Vagney, showing comb-like volumes with sawtooth roofs, glazed courtyards and a mixed wood-concrete facade.

    East elevation

Project description

Situated on a plain overlooked by the Vosges forest, the project replaces an outdated secondary school with a new building. The programme is organised according to a comb-like plan that breaks up the scale of the building. On the street side, four wings are arranged around planted courtyards, their gables reminiscent of the surrounding suburban landscape. On the courtyard side, a monumental portico integrates the school into the wider landscape and shelters the covered playground. A generous interior street connects and unites the entire complex. Constructed with 80% Vosges wood, the school serves as a clear and identifiable landmark within the educational community and the surrounding area.

Project details

  • Address
    5 rue Jules Ferry, Vagney, Vosges
  • Dates
    2019-2022
  • Programme
    480 pupils, 16 classes
  • Surface area
    4,800 m2
  • Budget
    10.7 M€
  • Regulatory framework
    RT 2012 – 50 %
  • Carbon emissions
    902 kgCO2eq/m2
  • Energy consumption
    18 kWh/m2/year
  • Labels
    E3C1, Bâtiment biosourcé niveau 3
  • Notable details
    Insulated wood walls and boxes, bio-based insulation (wood fiber, wood wool), wood cladding, double-flow ventilation with adiabatic modules, natural ventilation
  • Awards
    2023 Prix Envirobat Grand Est (enseignement)
  • Selected media

Credits

  • Client
    Conseil départemental des Vosges
  • Project management
    Tectoniques (architect, lead), Squad Architectes (associate architect), LSW (associate architect), Itinéraire bis (landscape architect), Tectoniques Ingénieurs (cost consultant, electrical engineering, MEP engineering, concrete structure), Perrin & associés (timber structure), eEgenie (sustainability consultant), Link (acoustic consultant)
  • Photography
    Maxime Verret

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