Nursing Home in Auxerre

  • Axonometric site plan of the Tectoniques nursing home in Auxerre, showing a compact, four‑wing building with pitched roofs organized around internal courtyards, set in a landscaped plot with curved circulation paths, tree‑planted gardens and parking areas, and integrated into the surrounding urban fabric of individual plots, streets and small-scale buildings.

    Site plan

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  • Axonometric technical drawing of the Tectoniques nursing home in Auxerre, showing a multi‑wing, mid‑rise building with articulated volumes arranged around several internal courtyards, set within a densely planted park. The main care facility occupies the rear of the triangular plot, with elongated ancillary buildings along the street edge, a network of curved pedestrian paths, planted gardens and small plazas, and perimeter tree lines defining the site boundaries and outdoor spaces.

    site axonometric view

  • Axonometric line drawing of the Tectoniques architects nursing home in Auxerre, showing a large multi‑storey complex composed of four perimeter wings forming two U‑shaped volumes linked by elevated central bars. The plan organizes patient rooms in repetitive window bays around internal courtyards, while the connecting blocks create covered circulation spines above a recessed, transparent ground floor entrance zone supported on pilotis. The image highlights the overall massing, roof geometry, and spatial hierarchy between the residential wings, shared central facilities, and open courtyards.

    Axonometric view

  • Technical floor plan of the nursing home in Auxerre by Tectoniques architects, showing a symmetrical double‑wing layout connected by a central communal block. Two large rectangular residential wings on each side are organized around internal courtyards, with repetitive bedroom units aligned along double-loaded corridors and stair/elevator cores at the corners. The central volume accommodates shared functions with a denser arrangement of open-plan lounges, dining areas, and service rooms, indicated by furniture symbols. The drawing highlights clear circulation axes, compartmentalized fire zones, and a rational structural grid, emphasizing functional zoning between private rooms, care areas, and collective spaces.

    typical floor plan

Project description

Located in the upper part of the site, the new building backs onto the wooded edge of the greenway. This siting allows the existing nursing home to remain in operation during construction and ultimately places the facility within a landscaped park. The 321 rooms are arranged in two wings around patios, connected by a shared gallery housing the dining rooms, which open onto the park. The fragmented volumes reduce the perceived scale of the facility and support a residential character. The layout of the room and its window bay provides natural light to the bathrooms and contributes to domestic atmospheres.

Project details

  • Address
    49 rue Louis Braille, Auxerre, Yonne
  • Dates
    Under construction since 2023
  • Programme
    321 beds in 6 units, Alzheimer's, UHR, USLD and PASA
  • Surface area
    20,260 m2
  • Budget
    40.3 M€
  • Regulatory framework
    RT 2012 – 30 %
  • Carbon emissions
    963 kgCO2eq/m2
  • Energy consumption
    120 kWh/m2/year
  • Labels
    E3C1
  • Notable details
    Natural lighting in bathrooms, lightweight prefabricated timber façades, lightweight roof with bio-based insulation, dual-flow ventilation with adiabatic modules, night-time ventilation with air circulators

Credits

  • Client
    Maison Départementale de Retraite de l'Yonne / Crescendo (AMO)
  • Lead architect
    Tectoniques (architect)
  • Project management
    Tectoniques Ingénieurs (cost consultant, electrical engineering, MEP engineering, timber structure, concrete structure), LJN (landscape architect), Zefco (sustainability consultant), Gamba (acoustic consultant), Studis (kitchen designer, roads and utilities, Fire safety systems coordinator), Batiss (Fire Safety Systems)

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