ARCHITECT . HW / ATELIERS JEAN NOUVEL
CLIENT . GALERIE PATRICK SEGUIN
LOCATION . NANCY [FRANCE]
SIZE . 64 / 200 / 90 m²
DATE . 2013
The restoration of Jean Prouvé constructions was carried out from archival documents, adaptating constructive details or executing interior layout studies.
The BCC house, dating from 1939, is a small dismountable wooden edifice, designed by Jean Prouvé and Pierre Jeanneret with the Central Construction Office (BCC). By applying prefabrication methods to housing, this structure built around an axial portico, provides accommodation for five people.
The Bouqueval school, dating from 1949, an aluminum pavilion originally designed as two classrooms and a covered courtyard supported by metal porticos, was imagined as a housing with a minimalist bedroom and bathroom.
L’école provisoire de Villejuif, dates from 1957 and was built as a temporary academic building. It is composed of a light provisional structure using a framework of supports, allowing the creation of a specific aerating post. The structure was converted into a transparent and refined living space.
Photo credits: Galerie Patrick Seguin