USINOR-SACILOR
CONFERENCE CENTER
SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE
FRANCE, 1988-1991
GROUNDSCAPE
PR–058
Building on what is already there by enhancing the landscape and preserving the Saint-Léger castle is the very essence of this conference center project.
GALLERY
017
PROGRAM
The conference center, dug below and around the existing rehabilitated castle, allows the entire built complex to accommodate a 200-seat auditorium and exhibition spaces under the glass roof, as well as 12 meeting rooms in the superstructure.
DETAIL
Situation
Chateau de Saint-Leger, Saint-Germain en Laye, France
Year
1988–1991
Status
Competition, winning project
Built surface
4 000 m²
Client
Usinor-Sacilor, Denain
Architect
Dominique Perrault Architecte
Engineering office
Setec-Foulquier, Arnaud de Bussiere
DESCRIPTION
The new developments and extensions are seamlessly integrated below and around the building, under a glass disc that reflects its image while recreating the natural hollowed-out level.
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In perfect complementarity and forming a coherent “whole”, the refurbished castle becomes a functional space housing meeting rooms, accessible via a light footbridge that flies over its moat.
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