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

In a rural Vosges context, the project replaces an outdated secondary school with a new building featuring a mixed wood-concrete structure, rooted in its landscape. Set back from the street, it creates a tree-lined forecourt and secures the flow of movement. Organized according to a comb-like plan, it offers calm and bright atmospheres around green courtyards. An internal street runs through the building and unites the school community, marked by generous circulation spaces that open onto the landscape. The project emphasizes local resources with 80% of the wood sourced from the Vosges and a high-performance envelope made of wood wool.

Project details

  • Address
    5 rue Jules Ferry, Vagney, Vosges
  • Dates
    2019-2022
  • Programme
    480 students, 16 sections
  • 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 with adiabatic modules, natural ventilation.
  • Awards
    2023 Prix Envirobat Grand Est (enseignement)
  • Selected media

Credits

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

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