paul andreu: municipal building in bordeaux, france

paul andreu: municipal building in bordeaux, franceimage © paul andreu architecte

situated adjacent to the town hall, paul andreu architecte‘s bordeaux ‘municipal building’ gathers city services and public welcoming areas into one volume with two distinct faces. the lower levels are for the public atrium and related welcoming areas.  their massing and materiality reflect the language of the historic city. the proportion and texture of the adjacent mansard rooves is captured by the intermediate level between two distinct vocabularies. above, floats a gleaming white mass. there, municipal offices hover over the city and project into the skyline. thus, the municipal building is connected physically and visually to the rest of the city.

municipal building viewed from jardin mairieimage © paul andreu architecte

view of municipal building’s grand overhang from rue claude bonnier and meriadeckimage © paul andreu architecte

view of municipal building from rue boulanimage © paul andreu architecte

aerial view of the municipal buildingimage © paul andreu architecte

axonometric section of the municipal buildingimage © paul andreu architecte

longitudinal sectionimage © paul andreu architecte

transverse sectionimage © paul andreu architecte

hand sketch of facade detailimage © paul andreu architecte

concept hand sketchesimage © paul andreu architecte

project info:

location : bordeaux, franceclient : bordeaux town hallprogram : public welcoming, offices, restarurant (1,000 covers)area : 21.350 m² (SU : 18.100 m²)cost : €40 million europublic-private partnership : cirmad CCSO ; DV construction ; exprimm (groupe bouygues)consultants : agence franck boutté consultants ; math ingénierie ; gaz de bordeaux ; bernadberoy ; des signesarchitect : paul andreu architecte paris (mandataire) ; richez_associés (architecte associé)