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  • Epicuria Architectes
    Aix-en-Provence (13)

    University Library Les Fenouillères

    This large-scale project, part of the Aix-Marseille Campus project, includes the construction of a media library, student accommodation and the restructuring and extension of a university restaurant.

    He skilfully exploited the slope of the site to create inclined planes that make up a large square brightened up by orange trees, gutters and water features, where all the facilities form a continuous and structuring built front. Focused on user comfort, the architectural approach is coupled with a questioning of light. This is demonstrated by the central interior patio of the restaurant and the covered atrium (served by a spiral ramp articulated around a pool, which deliberately cites Wright’s model at the Guggenheim in New York) created at the heart of the media library – both of which encourage the distribution of generous natural light in the spaces.

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    Competition
    2011 – Construction of a university media library, student accommodation and extension-restructuring of a university restaurant
    Surface
    12 761 m2
    Budget
    27 M€HT
    Project management
    Rectorat Aix Marseille
    Architects
    Epicuria Architectes, commissioned architect / AAM, associated architect / Pirollet, associated architect
    Consultant
    CET / SYMOE
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