Lycée Louis Barthou / Pierre Marsan

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Text description provided by the architects. In this project, a forest delimits a vast area in the centre of a major heritage site in the City of Pau. The forest is crossed by a network of paths and clearings.

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© Arthur Pequin

A series of shelters and a sanitary facility define a large courtyard. The ground is deformed arbitrarily by folding and unfoldings that create volumes where the ground, walls and roofs become a single entity.

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The masonry spreads over the ground along both sides of the structure plotting a masonry line across the playground.

Lycée Louis Barthou / Pierre Marsan - Facade
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Dense and common planting: ash, elms, beeches... creates on one hand the empty central space of the stadium but also participates to provide a pleasant and relaxing atmosphere for pupils.

Lycée Louis Barthou / Pierre Marsan - Garden
© Arthur Pequin

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Address:Pau, France

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Cite: "Lycée Louis Barthou / Pierre Marsan" 30 Aug 2014. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/541745/lycee-louis-barthou-pierre-marsan> ISSN 0719-8884

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