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TERRE & Creations #6

TERRE & Creations #6
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TERRE & Creations #6

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Introduction
The magazine "Terre & Créations" by Terreal explores the innovative use of terracotta in modern architecture, showcasing projects that redefine traditional perceptions by making heavy materials appear light and integrating contemporary designs with historical contexts.
Key Projects
  • Public Building in Kortrijk: Utilizes multicolored terracotta to demonstrate the material's versatility in modern design.
  • Biot Media Library: Features a terracotta "second skin" that harmonizes with the historical building, using Shamal® sunscreen baguettes for a dynamic facade.
  • Las Fonses School, Villeneuve-Tolosane: Uses terracotta to create airy, light-filled spaces.
  • Arkansas University Media Center: Combines modern lines with historical architecture, illustrating terracotta's bridging role between past and future.
  • Îlot 4.4, Bègles: A modern complex that integrates with its natural surroundings, highlighting terracotta's adaptability.
Case Study: ProMedica Headquarters, Toledo
The project in Toledo, Ohio, by HKS, revitalized two buildings into the ProMedica headquarters, preserving historical essence while adding contemporary elements with Piterak® XS cladding.
Design Philosophy
Architects emphasize terracotta for its aesthetic and functional properties, offering energy efficiency, flexibility, and a blend of modern and traditional appeal.
Conclusion
"Terre & Créations" illustrates terracotta's transformative power in architecture, highlighting its ability to innovate while respecting historical and environmental contexts.
Technical and Aesthetic Success in Le Touquet
The building in Le Touquet features a mother-of-pearl sheen with white glazed terracotta facing, providing excellent insulation with Thermoreal®-Gebrik® panels.
North Manchester Hospital's Innovative Design
The intermediate care unit features a dynamic façade using Piterak Slim and Maestral Slim, highlighting terracotta's durability and weather resistance.
Balanced Beauty in Kortrijk
A multifunctional building with a colorful block of 4,500 Autan® XL glazed sunscreen baguettes, respecting the environmental footprint.
Social Housing in Bègles
Part of an eco-district, this project uses terracotta to blend with natural surroundings, preserving views and integrating vertical circulation.
Project Overview
Discusses architectural projects emphasizing integration with natural surroundings and innovative materials, including the Îlot 4.4 housing complex and Arkansas University Media Center.
Specifications and Materials
Projects feature terracotta products like Piterak® XS and Autan® XL for aesthetic appeal and compatibility with existing styles.
Design and Aesthetic Considerations
Projects like Duke University Wellness Center integrate modern lines with historical surroundings using terracotta in complementary shades.
Architectural Techniques
Innovative techniques include compact arrangement and horizontal laying of terracotta panels, enhancing thermal comfort and light utilization.
Challenges and Solutions
Challenges like tight deadlines were addressed with responsive supply and design adaptations.
Conclusion
Projects demonstrate terracotta's versatility in modern architecture, blending tradition and innovation.
Project Overview
Discusses the Cabourg Social & Cultural Centre and other projects using terracotta, integrating traditional elements with contemporary architecture.
Design Specifications
The Cabourg Centre features symmetrical L-shaped buildings with open spaces and Pommard tiles for a dynamic façade.
Environmental and Technical Considerations
Emphasizes eco-friendly materials, with terracotta highlighted for its natural, durable, and thermal properties.
Client and Community Reception
Projects were well-received, focusing on local resources and collaboration.
Additional Projects
Includes the renovation of the Groupama head office, achieving energy efficiency and aesthetic enhancement.
Architectural Insights
Architects value terracotta for its versatility and ability to handle light and weather conditions.
Conclusion
Projects successfully blend tradition and modernity, using terracotta to create sustainable, aesthetically pleasing buildings.
Project Overview
Highlights the versatility, durability, and aesthetic appeal of terracotta in modern architecture.
Specifications and Products
Projects like Groupe Scolaire Las Fonses use Zéphir® Evolution in various colors for dynamic facades.
Design Philosophy and Techniques
Emphasizes integration with environments, using terracotta for adaptability and aesthetic qualities.
Key Features and Benefits
Terracotta is eco-friendly, long-lasting, and allows creative freedom in design.
Technical Details
Provides measurements and product details, emphasizing thermal performance and aesthetic appeal.
Conclusion
Showcases terracotta's role in creating sustainable, aesthetically pleasing, and functional buildings.
Overview
Describes the Parmavera residence, highlighting its unique facade elements and use of terracotta materials.
Design Features
Noted for vibrant facades with cubic projections, enhancing modern aesthetics.
Materials and Aesthetics
Uses Autan® XL sunbreakers for privacy and solar protection, contrasting with lighter surfaces.
Architectural Context
Terracotta nods to historical construction traditions while applied in a contemporary language.
Project Details
  • Location: Parma, via Giuditta Sidoli
  • Architects: Archi² (Archisquare) & Jo Coenen JCAU
  • Client: Impresa Pizzarotti & C. S.p.A.
  • Installer: Abaco Solutions
  • Product: Autan® XL
  • Color: Ebony
Contact Information
For more details, contact Terreal at [email protected] or visit their website at www.terrealfacade.com.
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Catalog excerpts

TERRE & Creations #6-1

TERRE & CRÉATIONS Le magazine de la terre cuite architecturale / Architecture terracotta magazine

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TERRE & Creations #6-2

Ainsi, dans ce nouveau numéro de notre magazine TERRE & Créations, nous vous proposons de découvrir le bloc multicolore en équilibre du bâtiment public de Courtrai, la seconde peau en suspension de la médiathèque de Biot, ou encore les volumes aériens qui se détachent de la façade du Groupe scolaire Las Fonses de Villeneuve-Tolosane. Tout l’art de jouer avec nos perceptions en jonglant avec les échelles, les niveaux, les perspectives… Une forme résolue de modernité qui s’exprime avec brio dans chaque projet, sans jamais offenser l’histoire du lieu, brusquer la nature environnante ou trahir les...

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TERRE & Creations #6-3

éléments contemporains ajoutés. Le bardage Piterak® XS s’intègre parfaitement aux zones de verre et de métal grâce à des auvents, des surplombs, etc... Ses tons gris clair et gris ardoise jouent le rôle de fil conducteur entre les bâtiments de bout en bout. Unifiés, les bâtiments remplissent de multiples fonctions nouvelles. L’architecture prouve ici qu’elle sait relier passé et futur dans une continuité totale. La terre cuite jouant à merveille le rôle de pont temporel. Joseph Werla, Vice-président d’HKS Nous avons réemployé des matériaux présents originellement sur le site, et notamment des...

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TERRE & Creations #6-4

LÉGER COMME UN VOILE A SECOND SKIN, AS LIGHT AS A VEIL he existing building was one of the very few potteries still standing, out of the forty or so for which the village of Biot was famed in the 18th century. Retaining its authenticity was obvious to Epure in its architectural proposal for a combined programme for the town’s media library, tourist office and municipal council chamber. In order to fulfil the order without betraying the spirit of the place, Corinne Bapt, Véronika Pullirsch and Julien Lainé designed a contemporary extension, separated from the old building by an open-air walkway,...

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TERRE & Creations #6-5

UN BLOC SCULPTÉ SOUS LA LUMIÈRE DU TOUQUET A CARVED BLOCK UNDER THE LIGHT OF LE TOUQUET deux pas du front de mer du Touquet, une résidence d’une absolue modernité vient réveiller les maisons à étages, villas à colombages et hôtel années 50 adjacent. Totalement recouverts par les parements Thermoreal®-Gebrik®, les 700m² de façade semblent sculptées. Pour renforcer cette impression, la volumétrie se réduit d’étage en étage avec un système de terrasses, la transparence des garde-corps en verre permettant de ne pas perturber ce bel effet de massivité. nly a stone’s throw from Le Touquet seafront,...

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TERRE & Creations #6-6

ANGLE DE PURETÉ | PURITY ANGLE SOUS L’ANGLE DE LA PURETÉ omme une succession d’arches qui s'emboîtent, se croisent, se détachent : le nouveau omme une succession d’archeslits du North Manchester Hospital (Angleterre) déstabilise bâtiment de vingt-quatre qui s’emboîtent, se croisent, se détachent : le nouveau bâtiment desuscite sa curiosité. North Manchester Hospital (Angleterre) déstal’œil autant qu’il vingt-quatre lits du Conçu par le cabinet d’architecture Lewis and Hickey bilise en étroite collaboration avec Terreal,Conçu pardestiné à accueillir des patients en conval’œil autant qu’il suscite...

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TERRE & Creations #6-7

The façade has a single white glazed finish but using two Terreal products that, when subtly combined together, add dynamism and a contoured appearance. In order to create a monolithic effect, the architects chose the large format Piterak Slim 60 cm cladding system for the building’s “backbone”. This is a product with two key strengths that make it perfectly suited to the project: a closed joint that adds uniformity and smooth appearance, as well as the flexibility of being suitable to install both horizontally and vertically. And for the outsize arches, looking like giant football goals, the...

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TERRE & Creations #6-8

while avoiding monotony, these sunscreen baguettes are a kind of allusion to the multicoloured felt pens used by the children. Three entrances, one for each of the building’s purposes, ensure visitors instantly know where they are meant to go. The ground-floor entrance to the nursery is obvious due to the fact it is decorated with the same sunscreen baguettes. On the longer, south-facing façade, at every hour of the day the sunlight reveals the joy of the colours that, according to visitors, have revived and undoubtedly revealed the character of this central spot at the entrance to the town....

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TERRE & Creations #6-9

| BLENDING WITH THE LANDSCAPE QUAND NATURE ET VOLUMES S’IMBRIQUENT À LA PERFECTION Ce bâtiment de logements sociaux complète l’éco-quartier pensé par la mairie de Bègles, commune du Sud de Bordeaux.. Bordé par la Garonne, entouré par la nature, il se devait de tirer le meilleur de son environnement exceptionnel. Sa forme fragmentée permet justement de conserver les vues et d’insérer circulations verticales et grandes loggias. La terre cuite, choisie comme une évidence pour sa matérialité brute et naturelle, a permis aux architectes d’aller encore plus loin dans le mimétisme avec le paysage. Le...

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TERRE & Creations #6-10

WHEN NATURE, SIZE AND SHAPE FORM A PERFECT FIT zig-zag building… an architect’s hare-brained idea. Not really. The Îlot 4.4 housing complex, with its seventy-five new apartments, owes its distinctive shape to the designers’ wish to preserve the magnificent trees that had been growing on the plot for decades. This goal of constructing without destroying and of blending with the landscape rather than imposing on it, is noticeable in every aspect of the project. This social housing development is the finishing touch to the eco-friendly district devised by Bègles town hall in the South Bordeaux district....

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