Balzac d’Alembert
high school rewilding

2024 - Ongoing
Issoudun - FR

Client

Natur’O Lycée, Région Centre-Val-de-Loire

Team

Étienne Maliet Paysage (lead)

Area
4,6 ha

Provisional budget
150.000€ exc.

Two high schools that stand in contrast and do not connect, large green lawns with solitary trees on one side, expanses of black asphalt on the other, no furniture or common spaces for students to spend time, and no privacy from or towards the nearby road and commercial area [...] These were the conditions we started with for this redevelopment project of the Balzac d’Alembert general and professional high schools.

We based our approach on the rewilding of the outdoor spaces, where the introduction of natural habitats is the main project driver - creating transitions with the surrounding areas, enhancing ecological habitats, maximasing the reuse of paving materials to build structures and furnitures (for both humans and non-humans), and designing a variety of outdoor spaces that accommodate students’ activities and allow for meeting, resting, playing, and teaching.

Balzac d’Alembert high school rewilding

Balzac d’Alembert
high school rewilding