Îlot Casanova, mixed-use building Chartres, France
Groupe-6
Mixed Use
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Completed
Groupe-6 completed at the end of 2016 the construction of the Ilot Casanova, a mixed-use project in Chartres, France. This building brings together 75 homes and 2000 m2 of offices and service. First operation visible of the urban project of the "Pôle Gare", emblematic of the reconquest of industrial wastelands and the redevelopment of the city center, Ilot Casanova sets the tone and expresses the values of this new neighborhood, mixed and sustainable.
A folded envelope that dresses and protects
The Ilot Casanova building in Chartres is the first emblematic development forming part of the Pôle Gare scheme. Featuring 75 flats as well as offices and services, the building combines mixed use with energy efficiency. The flats are in four adjacent “town houses” with direct access to a shared garden; the offices and services overlook the street and gardens at ground floor level. With its easily identifiable outline inspired by the mediaeval buildings in the historic centre, the building’s pre-patinated zinc skin folds like an origami figure, extending down from the roof to form the façade. The double-skin façade on the street side has loggias set into it and lights up in the evening, making the building into an illuminated landmark.
Groupe-6
Founded in 1970 in Grenoble, France, by six architects, Groupe-6 is a collective agency, which brings together ten associate architects in 2018 and a total of 150 employees. Its dynamic is driven by its ability to be interactive, cross-disciplinary, and versatile. Highly experienced at tackling complex projects, its work responds to the major challenges of contemporary society: education, science, workplaces, urban design, mobility, commerce, culture, healthcare, etc. The work of Groupe-6 includes some remarkable achievements, for example the Museum of Fine Arts and the Caserne de Bonne, in Grenoble, the Mechanics and Acoustics Labs (LMA) in Marseilles, and the Stadium of Bordeaux in partnership with Herzog & de Meuron. The firm is currently building hospitals in Strasbourg, and in Rennaz (Switzerland), the Cap 3000 shopping mall in Nice, the Schneider Electric Headquarters in Grenoble, the Normandy Business School (EM Normandie) in Le Havre and the JW Marriott Hotel in Bahrain.
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The Ilot Casanova is a mixed-use project in Chartres, France.
With its easily identifiable outline inspired by the mediaeval buildings in the historic centre, the building’s pre-patinated zinc skin folds like an origami figure, extending down from the roof to form th
First operation visible of the urban project of the "Pôle Gare", emblematic of the reconquest of industrial wastelands and the redevelopment of the city center, Ilot Casanova sets the tone and expresses th
Founded in 1970 in Grenoble, France, by six architects, Groupe-6 is a collective agency, which brings together ten associate architects in 2018 and a total of 150 employees. Its dynamic is driven by its ability to be interactive, cross-disciplinary, and versatile. Highly experienced at tackling complex projects, its work responds to the major challenges of contemporary society: education, science, workplaces, urban design, mobility, commerce, culture, healthcare, etc. The work of Groupe-6 includes some remarkable achievements, for example the Museum of Fine Arts and the Caserne de Bonne, in Grenoble, the Mechanics and Acoustics Labs (LMA) in Marseilles, and the Stadium of Bordeaux in partnership with Herzog & de Meuron. The firm is currently building hospitals in Strasbourg, and in Rennaz (Switzerland), the Cap 3000 shopping mall in Nice, the Schneider Electric Headquarters in Grenoble, the Normandy Business School (EM Normandie) in Le Havre and the JW Marriott Hotel in Bahrain.