ARTE CHARPENTIER ARCHITECTES
Photos : © Boegly Grazia
PROMOTING THE EXCELLENCE OF FRENCH KNOW-HOW
DUCASSE SCHOOL - PARIS CAMPUS
The major new training center of 5 000 m ², dedicated to the transmission and promotion of French gastronomic expertise , is located in the outlying district of Meudon-la-Fôret , 10km to the south-west of Paris , in an area of huge potential for the Greater Paris region .
Situated on the edge of Meudon forest , the building is inspired by the presence of nature .
The building mass is subdivided into 4 separate entities representing the four elements of earth , water , fire , and air , with a strong physical and metaphorical link to the act of eating , and which are reunited around a central space , the fifth element or “ void ”.
The workshops and kitchens are gradually revealed , by means of openings and see-through panels allowing an understanding of the spacial organization of the building , its functions , and uses .
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