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Ateliers O-S architectes expands an old theater in Paris' suburb

France Architecture News - Oct 08, 2018 - 03:16 15114 views

Paris-based architecture firm Ateliers O-S architectes has completed the extension of an old theater in the suburb of Paris, France, which aims to transform the neighborhood with an urban, cultural and social point of view.

Called CAC Theatre, the architects has restructured and expanded an old theater built in 1988 by Mr. Daniel Gay architects in Cachan. The existing theater was inaugurated in 1989 to the public.

Ateliers O-S architectes expands an old theater in Paris' suburb

The building appears as a simple volume, made up of two overlapping entities. A first transparent volume disconnects the project from the ground: it is the foyer, open and lively, offering a set of openings and revealing the inner volume. A second mineral volume composed of terracotta elements, stands over the first volume and envelopes the project as a stage curtain.

Ateliers O-S architectes expands an old theater in Paris' suburb

The entrance of the Theatre, as an outstretched hand that prompts and guides visitors, is marked by a fold that pace the length of the façade.

Ateliers O-S architectes expands an old theater in Paris' suburb

The new project is organized around the existing and central auditorium. On the ground floor, a generous reception area structures the whole distribution with the two auditoriums, the cafeteria and the exhibition space.

Ateliers O-S architectes expands an old theater in Paris' suburb

The new 250 seats auditorium fits behind the existing one in order to share the new technical spaces and facilitate the flow of actors, technicians and logistic staff.

The overall image of the project is conceived as a technological and functional tool that confirms the dynamism of the city of Cachan, for the sake of architectural and landscape quality.

Ateliers O-S architectes expands an old theater in Paris' suburb