SCHOOL CIVRAC-DE-BLAYE

PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Educational Buildings
Firm LocationBordeaux, France
CompanyATELIER BHN
University/SchoolNATIONAL HIGHER SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE OF BORDEAUX
Lead ArchitectHugo Navarre
ClientMairie de Civrac-de-Blaye

We pass through Civrac-de-Blaye. Located amidst vineyards and at the intersection of two departmental roads (D115 and D135), we are struck by the absence of a focal point that would allow us to identify what should be a town center, as we find the usual institutional buildings: the church, the town hall, and the school located opposite, at the intersection. In this urban planning landscape, formed more by forgotten voids than by solids, this project questions the role of architecture in everyday matters in underdeveloped areas. It is an everyday architecture with a standard program without an