Refurbishment and Extension of a Cultural Centre in Plaisance du Touch
- Thomas Madlener
Located on a traffic artery not far from the old heart of Plaisance du Touch, a suburban community in the metropolitan area of Toulouse, stands the “Espace Monestié”, a centre for cultural activities, sport and youth. Here, a new urban focus is to be created to complement the existing core. In the heterogeneous environment between the school, commercial and housing areas, the architects eschewed the idea of a dominant formal gesture. Instead, the volumes, forms of construction and materials respond to the neighbouring halls.
