Client: La maison des Bout’chou

Programme: Nursery multi-care structure with 50 places.

Surface area: 522 m²

Budget: 1 100 000 € + VAT

Mission: complete mission, Loi MOP

Engineering consultants: LA SITAC

Certification: HQE

 

 

The project involved restructuring an independent office building located at the back of the courtyard of a residence belonging to the I3F group. A passageway under a porch links the street to the courtyard.

The premises, with a net floor area of 522 m² (452 m² gross floor area) over three levels (ground floor/1st floor/part ground floor), were to house a group crèche with 50 cots divided into three sections:

 

– Group 1 area: 15 children (2.5 months to 12 months)

– Group 2 area: 17 children (13 months to 24 months)

– Group 3 area: 18 children (25 months to 36 months)

 

Part of the courtyard used for the early childhood facility has been redeveloped to create an outdoor play area.

 

The new facility has two entrances onto the courtyard, one for the public and the other for staff. The latter has been created to double as an emergency exit.

 

A ventilated storage area for pushchairs is located at the outside entrance to the facility. From this entrance, equipped with gates, a pathway leads to the family entrance hall, via a SAS. As this pathway has 4 steps (raised ground floor), a ramp has been created to provide access for PRMs.

 

On either side of the reception hall are the management office and the motricity room.

 

The three groups of children are arranged as follows:

 

G1 (little ones) occupies the right half of the ground floor.

 

G2 (medium) and G3 (older) are upstairs, on either side of a shared playroom.

 

Each group of children is complemented by a clean room and rest rooms.

The staff access leads to the staff rooms (relaxation room, cloakrooms and toilets), the reheating room, the feeding station, as well as a multi-purpose office and the PRM toilet.

 

The laundry service is located in the basement.

 

A cleaning room is located on the first floor.

 

The facade has been modified to create an emergency exit on the ground floor, as well as 2 accessible bays on the first floor. Wooden cladding (larch) enhances the image of the building while providing solar protection for the façade.

 

The acoustic behaviour of the premises is a key concern for us. Suspended false ceilings in Texaa ensure acoustic absorption while retaining the maximum volume available under the slab. The interior and exterior walls are made of alveolar Dampalon. This material is flexible in the event of impact, resistant and durable, easy to clean and offers a range of colours that reflect the light in a playful way, playing an active part in the redevelopment of the site. 

 

The floors are lino, grey for the areas accessible to parents (hall and corridors) and white for the children’s areas.

 

The treatment area benches are made to measure in Corian. The sanitary fittings are made of stainless steel.

 

All materials have been chosen to ensure easy maintenance and excellent durability.

 

A high degree of rationality and functionality has guided the choice of how to occupy the space and organise the functions, but the attention paid to the programme in no way detracts from the search for transparencies, expansions and atmospheres that characterise both the whole and each of the spaces in this small local facility.