06/12: Week 11 - Nantes
Category: Week 11 - Ville de Nantes, ENSA, CERMA
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Again, my apologies for the brevity of this posting. I aspire to add photos and more details later. Thanks to all who took the time to meet with me and show me their work and their towns.
Monday 30 November: Katell Chauvan, City of Nantes, organized an impressive day for me. The first meeting was with Claire B. De Courville/BATI Mission développement durable, who described the advancements the city has made with its existing buildings stock. A primary focus has been the approximately 160 school buildings that consist of 25% of the city's energy bill. Next, was a tour of "Maison du Quartier et Atelier d'Artistes", an urban infill project designed by a city architect for the city. Lunch in Le Lieu Unique, a 19th century former factory building for the LU cookie manufacturer that has been redeveloped into a mixed use arts-spa-cafe/restaurant destination. Afternoon meetings first with the SDAP (Alain Tournaire, Architecte de Bâtiments de France) and Jacques Beaudoin, Architecte urbanisme conseil for the City of Nantes; together with representatives of Nantes Renaissance review proposed projects in the "Sectuer Sauvegardé" and within 500 meters of historic monuments. Later, we met with Marc Couronne in a newly formed city department responsible for Heritage and Archaeology, where I also learned about research initiatives of the city to study the thermal performance and potential envelope upgrades for 10 residential buildings in the "Secteur Sauvegardé".
Tuesday 1 December: Pascal Filatre, architecte du patrimoine and professor at École Nationale Superier de l'Architecture à Nantes and RMHF 2005, introduced me to the architecture school, studios and teaching approaches, as well as the research affiliate CERMA, located at the school. CERMA is doing some really interesting work in computer modeling for a group of buildings or urban sites: natural daylighting, solar heat, wind, and acoustics. This is the first time I've seen someone addressing the reality of a building in an urban context; its performance is substantially influenced by its neighbors!
In the afternoon, Pascal showed me many of the significant sites of the area, including Le Corbusier's second Maison Radieuse (1955), located in the close-in suburb Rezé. In addition, Pascal showed me the construction site of a church, close to the Musée des Beaux Arts off Rue Malherbe; Pascal was the architect for the recent roof restoration and the ongoing interior systems upgrades, including removing the entire floor, archaeological digs, and masonry repair work. Lastly, Pascal introduced me to La Cigale, a wonderful restaurant with it's original ornate Art Nouveau interior still intact.
Monday 30 November: Katell Chauvan, City of Nantes, organized an impressive day for me. The first meeting was with Claire B. De Courville/BATI Mission développement durable, who described the advancements the city has made with its existing buildings stock. A primary focus has been the approximately 160 school buildings that consist of 25% of the city's energy bill. Next, was a tour of "Maison du Quartier et Atelier d'Artistes", an urban infill project designed by a city architect for the city. Lunch in Le Lieu Unique, a 19th century former factory building for the LU cookie manufacturer that has been redeveloped into a mixed use arts-spa-cafe/restaurant destination. Afternoon meetings first with the SDAP (Alain Tournaire, Architecte de Bâtiments de France) and Jacques Beaudoin, Architecte urbanisme conseil for the City of Nantes; together with representatives of Nantes Renaissance review proposed projects in the "Sectuer Sauvegardé" and within 500 meters of historic monuments. Later, we met with Marc Couronne in a newly formed city department responsible for Heritage and Archaeology, where I also learned about research initiatives of the city to study the thermal performance and potential envelope upgrades for 10 residential buildings in the "Secteur Sauvegardé".
Tuesday 1 December: Pascal Filatre, architecte du patrimoine and professor at École Nationale Superier de l'Architecture à Nantes and RMHF 2005, introduced me to the architecture school, studios and teaching approaches, as well as the research affiliate CERMA, located at the school. CERMA is doing some really interesting work in computer modeling for a group of buildings or urban sites: natural daylighting, solar heat, wind, and acoustics. This is the first time I've seen someone addressing the reality of a building in an urban context; its performance is substantially influenced by its neighbors!
In the afternoon, Pascal showed me many of the significant sites of the area, including Le Corbusier's second Maison Radieuse (1955), located in the close-in suburb Rezé. In addition, Pascal showed me the construction site of a church, close to the Musée des Beaux Arts off Rue Malherbe; Pascal was the architect for the recent roof restoration and the ongoing interior systems upgrades, including removing the entire floor, archaeological digs, and masonry repair work. Lastly, Pascal introduced me to La Cigale, a wonderful restaurant with it's original ornate Art Nouveau interior still intact.
