Rosa Bonheur Cultural Center / Modal Architecture

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Text description provided by the architects. Built in the 1970s, the building that housed the former conservatory of Fontenay-aux-Roses no longer met current standards for accessibility, safety, and comfort. The municipal team therefore decided to transform part of the site into offices and the other part into a cultural and community space dedicated to the city's residents and associations. The studies and supervision of the renovation work were entrusted to Monique Bastos, principal architect at Modal Architecture, who focused on reconfiguring the building itself and reconnecting it to the urban fabric, particularly with the surrounding streets and the site's topography. The building is located on the slopes of the city, on steep terrain with an elevation difference of nearly 6 meters between the two bordering streets. Its main façade, almost imperceptible from the street, previously opened onto a large, underutilized elevated square accessible only via a steeply inclined car ramp.