Located on the outskirts of Paris, the La Courneuve School by Dominique Coulon Et Associés firm is unlike your ordinary educational institution. The experiential interior features a boldly geometric design that makes learning fun. Showcased in a palette of crisp white and bright citrus tones, this futuristic school has been built to replace a run-down housing block.
The 6500 square meter complex is home to classrooms, offices, play areas, an auditorium, primary school, nursery and a leisure lounge. The building's playfully accented exterior features bold pops of color that appear to vary in tone according to the time of day.
From its fascinating facade to its sleek interior, this orange-obsessed space highlights spatial focal points and structural elements in varying shades of yellows, oranges and reds.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Experiential Education Design
- The use of unconventional geometric structures and bright colors to create engaging interior spaces for learners, disrupting traditional education norms.
- Citrus Colors in Architecture
- Utilizing bright and bold citrus colors like yellows, oranges and reds on building exteriors to create eye-catching architectural designs, disrupting conventional building aesthetics.
- Mixed-use Complexes
- Constructing large-scale structures that include a range of amenities like classrooms, offices, play areas, auditoriums, primary schools, nurseries and leisure lounges, disrupting traditional building designs focused on singular purposes.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Education
- Introducing playful and engaging interior design in schools and universities to create a more stimulating environment for learners and disrupting the traditional educational structures.
- Architecture
- Incorporating bright citrus colors to create unique, eye-catching facade designs and disrupting the traditional approach to building exteriors.
- Construction
- Designing and building mixed-use complexes that incorporate a range of amenities for different purposes and disrupting the conventional approach to building design and construction.
