‘euralille youth centre’ by JDS architects, lille, france all images © JDS architects
brussels-based JDS architects have received first place and the commission for the ‘euralille youth centre’ in lille, the firm’s premier project to be realized in france. the triangular plot accommodates three separate programmatic areas for a youth hostel, kindergarten and offices, each placed in one of the site’s corners. this distribution ensures maximum privacy while maintaining close proximity between the spaces. the building’s trifold form lifts upward at the street corners to generate open plazas which activate pedestrian interactions along the bustling avenues.
view of lifted facade and plaza from the street
the amount of daylight filtering into internal spaces dictated the elevational treatments and window configurations. the interior facing elevations of the different wings overlook a central garden. the rooftop of the kindergarten is a vegetated outdoor playing surface while the neighboring youth hostel features a series of walkout balconies from the rooms. the facade of the offices ensures adequate natural lighting without harsh direct light.
activated pedestrian plaza at the street corner
trifold form arranged around a central garden
view of garden from upper terraces
communal space of youth hostel overlooking the courtyard garden
conceptual diagram
trifold form diagram
outward views diagram
interior views between wings diagram
courtyard garden diagram
green terraces diagram
activated pedestrian plazas diagram
daylight diagram for the offices
daylight diagram for the youth hostel
program distribution diagram
interior program diagram
project info:
project: youth hostel, kindergarten, office size: 6.980 m2 location: lille, france type: invited competition status: 1st prize 2011 budget: 12.150.000 eur client: saem euralille team: JDS, egis, agence franck boutté, consultants, sl2ec project leader: renaud pereira JDS partner in charge: julien de smedt project team: henning stuben, sandra fleischmann, heechan park, david dominguez iriondo, leonora daly, priscilla girelli, marion julien, edna lueddecke, francisco villeda, wouter dons, felix luong
