Concrete stair hall lit by a tall window, visitors walking through

Studio — Lyon, Quai Saint-Vincent

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12 Quai Saint-Vincent, Lyon

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Lycée des Cèdres

Atrium of Lycée des Cèdres with a timber staircase under skylights

Program

Education

Client

Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Location

Lyon, FR

Area

9 400 m²

Year

2024

Status

Completed

Team

Zumen Lyon

A three-storey atrium becomes the school’s common room: a place to cross, wait, meet and read under daylight.

Atrium of Lycée des Cèdres with a timber staircase under skylights
Concrete stair hall lit by a tall window, with visitors walking into the foyer below

Fig. 02 — Material detail, drawn at 1:5.

01 — Context

The site sat between existing streets and an underused public space. Rather than a landmark, the client asked for a building that would repair the missing edge and stay open to the city every day of the week.

Long hall lined with a vertical timber screen, oak benches and a polished concrete floor

02 — Materials

Local timber, pale site-cast concrete and lime plaster. Three materials, left unfinished, so the building ages without maintenance and stays calm from season to season.

Close-up of vertical timber slats above a pale concrete base, in warm light
Atrium of Lycée des Cèdres with a timber staircase under skylights

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