Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole

  • Elliptical timber-framed courtyard of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, with covered walkway, zinc roof edge and views to the surrounding hills.
  • Street view of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, a low zinc-clad volume with timber-framed glazing facing a new paved forecourt.
  • South façade of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, with zinc cladding, timber-framed strip windows and planted foreground under cloudy sky.
  • Interior corridor of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, with Jura timber framing, glazed openings and linear ceiling lighting along the courtyard.
  • Classroom interior at Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, with exposed timber roof, large glazed opening, terrazzo floor and built-in wood storage.
  • Elliptical timber courtyard of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, with exposed Jura wood roof, steel columns and glazed classroom façade.
  • Elliptical zinc-roofed courtyard of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, showing exposed timber frame against the peri-urban skyline.
  • Aerial view of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole under construction, showing the elliptical timber impluvium roof and central courtyard.
    Aerial view of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, showing the elliptical impluvium courtyard framed by a zinc and timber roof under construction.
    Elliptical timber courtyard of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, with exposed Jura wood beams framing a central snow-covered playground.
  • Detail of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, showing zinc rainscreen cladding with patina around a barred window and simple metal canopy.
    Facade of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, with zinc cladding, timber-framed strip window and louver, reflecting trees and sky.

    Filiation: façade bataillée du Haut-Jura.

  • Interior of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, with exposed timber ceiling, large horizontal window to the playground and town, and built-in bench.
    Interior classroom at Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, with exposed timber ceiling and large picture window framing the peri-urban landscape.
    Interior view of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, with exposed timber ceiling, large horizontal window on landscape and low bench radiator.

    “Donner plus de ressemblance afin d’obtenir plus de différence.” Robert Bresson, Notes sur le cinématographe, Gallimard, 1975.

  • Site plan of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, showing the elliptical courtyard roof within the peri-urban fabric, adjacent to sports fields.
    Site plan
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  • Axonometric drawing of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, showing timber-framed ring plan with elliptical impluvium roof around a central courtyard.
    Axonometric view
  • Ground floor plan of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, showing classrooms encircling an elliptical central courtyard under an impluvium roof.
    ground floor plan
  • Longitudinal section of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, showing elliptical impluvium roof, timber frame classrooms and zinc outer envelope.
    transverse section
  • Longitudinal section of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, showing the low elliptical impluvium roof and timber-framed classrooms around the courtyard.
    longitudinal section
  • Elevational drawing of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, showing low zinc-clad volume with regular classroom openings and timber-framed ends.
    south elevation
  • Elevational drawing of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, showing a low linear volume with regular classroom openings and zinc-clad envelope.
    west elevation
  • Elevational line drawing of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, showing a low horizontal volume with zinc envelope and recessed glazed classrooms.
    north elevation
  • Elevational drawing of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, showing a low linear volume with regular classroom openings and a zinc-clad envelope.
    east elevation
  • Axonometric drawing of Hubert Reeves Elementary School in Champagnole, showing timber-framed classrooms around an elliptical impluvium courtyard roof.
    structure axonometric view

Project description

Located in a typical peri-urban context, the school is organized around a courtyard defined by the elliptical geometry of the impluvium roof. Paradoxically, this introverted form reveals the surrounding topography and opens the building towards the landscape. The classrooms, all identical in plan, benefit from large sliding windows that give each of them a specific relationship to the immediate environment. The protective outer zinc envelope gives way to the expression of the timber frame on the inside. The Jura timber structure makes use of a local resource.

Project details

  • Address
    22 rue de la Liberté, Champagnole, Jura
  • Dates
    2014-2018
  • Programme
    8 classrooms, 2 special needs classrooms, 2 out-of-school activity rooms, library
  • Surface area
    1,400 m2
  • Budget
    2.4 M€
  • Regulatory framework
    RT 2012 – 50 %
  • Energy consumption
    60 kWh/m2/year
  • Notable details
    Bois du Jura
  • Awards
    2019 Prix national de la construction bois

Credits

  • Client
    Communauté de communes Champagnole Nozeroy Jura
  • Lead architect
    Tectoniques (architect)
  • Project management
    Tectoniques Ingénieurs (cost consultant, MEP engineering), Perrin & associés (timber structure), Étamine (sustainability consultant)
  • Photography
    Jérôme Ricolleau, Inconnu, Tectoniques

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