Paul Valery Regional Campus Paris 12

The Paul Valéry Regional Campus carries excellence of AI, environmental innovation and humanity in its DNA. Drawn on a rich and living history, the project offers a real renewal to the Parisian Collège-Lycée Paul Valéry while settling the Campus of tomorrow.
We imagined a Temple of Knowledge able of withstanding future-proof by generalizing the existing framework and by recomposing the historic facade with a wooden structure and a casing in anodized aluminium. This modular and frugal approach ensures the reversibility and flexibility of spaces and future uses.
Nature and re-employment have a strategic place here in an eco-responsible architecture favoring the already-there rather than demolition.
Functionning with this Campus and in continuity with its oasis yards and the educational garden, the shared park will be a real green lung in the city in order to bring freshness and peace of mind for students but also for local residents.
Typology: Middle School, High School, preparatory class for High Schools, staff accommodation and shared garden
Client: Ile-de-France Region / City of Paris
Project location: Paris 12th
Area: 19,600 sqm + 5,000 sqm of shared garden
Status: Finalist of the 2021 -2022 contest
Cost of the works: €47,000,000 excluding tax
Environmental objectives: E3C2, HQE Very Good level, BBCA Performance Renovation
Project manager: Laureline Cappone
Team: Oscar Metz, Nina Maeno