Atelier 9 . 81

Palais Rameau

Palais Rameau 

Atelier 9.81

Palais Rameau
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas

ARCHITECTS
Atelier 9.81

LANDSCAPER
Les Saprophytes

TECHNICAL CONTROLLER
Socotec

MANUFACTURERS
Clareo Lighting, Edwood, Fermacell, Gerflor, Knauf, Steico

ENGINEER
Verdi Ingénierie, P2l

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER
Elan

DESIGN ARCHITECT
Anne Evrard Et Alice Cladet

COORDINATION
Refl-exe

ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT DESIGN MANAGER
Geoffrey Galand, Cédric Michel

DESIGN ARCHITECT + EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT
Anne Evrard Et Valentin Carpentier

CIRCULAR ECONOMY CONSULTANT
Lateral Thinking Factory

CONSERVATOR
Perrot & Richard Architectes

HISTORIAN
Elyne Olivier

MANAGEMENT
Refl-exe

SCHEDULING
Refl-exe

SAFETY AND HEALTH COORDINATOR
Bureau Veritas

PHOTOGRAPHS
Nicolas Da Silva Lucas

AREA
4090 M²

YEAR
2024

LOCATION
France

CATEGORY
Higher Education, Refurbishment

Palais Rameau
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas

Text description provided by architect.

An emblematic building in Lille, the Palais Rameau was built in 1878 thanks to the legacy of Charles Rameau, President of the Lille Horticultural Society. The project was entrusted to Lille architects Auguste Mourcou and Henri Contamine. Its architecture, based on the principle of a horticultural greenhouse, combines regional and oriental influences.

The city of Lille is handing over the Palais Rameau, by means of a 25-year emphyteutic lease, to JUNIA (Engineering school), which is giving it a new lease of life while respecting the soul of the place.

Palais Rameau
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas
Palais Rameau
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas

With its listed historic building and impressive volumes, it has allowed us to imagine a place dedicated to higher education and is becoming the "Village Square" of JUNIA's campus.

The Palais Rameau rehabilitation project is characterized by a holistic and sustainable approach.

Palais Rameau
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas
Palais Rameau
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas

The project not only preserves and enhances the historic monument, but also creates an exemplary space for living, research and innovation, meeting contemporary needs while respecting the requirements of sustainability and flexibility.

Taking into account the heritage issues of the site, the question of the reversibility of the project was a key point. An innovative and demonstrative architecture is proposed, through a modular and scalable project, designed to consider the future.

An interior design solution, detached from the envelope of the historic monument, was designed, thus allowing the building to be restored to its original state.

A system of primary structure (a skeleton of posts and beams) and secondary (partitions composed of removable modules) visible, make it possible to integrate the scalable dimension of the program.

Palais Rameau
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas
Palais Rameau
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas

Different types of wood are used, thus creating a visual and material contrast: the post-beam structure is made of local glued laminated poplar, the partitioning is also in wood frame, all the floors are made of CLT panels in spruce wood.

The prefabrication and assembly of wooden modules reduces waste and the carbon footprint while ensuring the mutability and flexibility of spaces.

This approach not only respects the history and soul of the place, but also meets tomorrow's requirements in terms of sustainability, efficiency and flexibility of spaces.

The project's Cradle-to-Cradle approach aims to produce elements in a reasoned manner, without generating waste, while using materials that are healthy for humans and the environment: wood fiber, Fermacell, wood wool, spruce CLT, poplar glued laminated timber.

Palais Rameau
Axonometry - Programmatic


Palais Rameau
Plan masse
Palais Rameau
Section
Palais Rameau
Section wood
Palais Rameau
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Palais Rameau
Axonometry - Wooden Structure 01
Palais Rameau
Axonometry - Wooden Structure 02

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