The ARTEM
University Hub is designed to fit the history and scope of Nancy’s great developments, such as Place
Stanislas, Place Carrière and Cours Léopold.
It is a
700-meter-long urban promenade that forges a strong link between the thermal
baths and the Sainte-Marie park in the north and the tram station and Place
Padoue in the south. This covered/uncovered gallery-street proposes a new form
of public space.
In order to
place the different schools—engineering school (ENSMN), art school (ENSAN), ICN
business schools, IAE administration school—and the Institut Jean Lamour into a
real city space instead of an introverted campus, the area was divided into
blocks on the scale of the neighbourhood.
Each school
occupies one of these blocks and is directly connected to the gallery, where it
has its own address. ARTEM is a teaching and research project based on
decompartmentalising disciplines.
Art, Technology
and Management are brought together “under one roof” to create a synergy in the
spirit of the renowned École de Nantes. The manner in which the constructions
are organised in the urban project reflects this idea of an open mix.
Each school is
flagged in the gallery by a “sign-house” that contains the entrance hall, the
reception and the administrative and technical areas.
While the scale
of the houses recalls the urban typology of Nantes’ buildings, a contemporary character
is deliberately stated through the prismatic volumes and materials and technologies
that have been used.
The schools’
shared premises mix in with shops and activities that are open to the public.
The gallery is therefore a highly active site that we have treated with
coloured glass, which gives off a dynamic and multifarious atmosphere.
Each element of
the urban composition proposed for ARTEM is designed to save energy, with
implementation of an underground heat exchanger, photovoltaic captors,
rainwater collection, natural ventilation...
The planted
avenues reflect the gardens at the heart of neighbouring blocks and ensure a
green environment that provides significant comfort.
Location: Nancy, France
Architect: ANMA Agence
Nicolas Michelin & Associés N. Michelin, M. Delplace, C. Trétout
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