Parking Attendant’s Pavilion – Jean-Luc Fugier – US

 

Parking Attendant’s Pavilion – Jean-Luc Fugier
Client: Communauté du Pays d’Aix – Displacement Services
Project team: Jean-Luc Fugier lead architect, FeST Architecture associates
Location: Drop-off parking lot on Sisteron Road, Aix-en-Provence
Program:

• Parking attendant kiosk equipped with office for surveillance, restroom and kitchen
• Public reception area equipped with an accessible restroom, ticket machine, information and payment window

Type of mission: Complète limitée au bâtiment
Cost of the works: 62 500 Euros HT
Project area: 30 m²
Duration of Research: 9 months
Duration of Design: 3 months (including 3 weeks on the construction site)
Project year: December 2010

The Project

The parking lot is situated outside of the city centre surrounded by a lush landscape, placing the building in isolation and consequently it is highly visible against the flat parking lot. The presence of the original parking program forced us to design on a cramped piece of pavement at the entrance. These conditions prompted us to focus on the value of the project as a symbol as well as its morphological autonomy.

The objective is simple: control the entrance and exit, guide the vehicles, ensure a clear view of the entire parking lot, all while offering the public a welcoming and informational space. The architectural expression of the pavilion was found in the contradiction between controlling and welcoming the public, forming a duality between a plain building that groups the necessary mechanisms for control while realizing that which is necessary to create a welcoming public atmosphere…

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