Construction of a building responding to the needs of the departmental Archives still 2040 and preservation of the old building
The building includes a reading hall, an exhibition hall, a conference room and storage areas, administrativ offices and an appartement for the direction. The project is doing with permanency and changes, using the solidity of the stone and the softness of the wood. The old building is dedicated to communication and the new one to conservation. The site is opened and surrounded by a public garden.
location 6 rue des Archies, 53018 Laval, France
start of conceptual design August 1989
construction start 1991
completion 1993
built-up area 6 000 m²
client Department of Mayenne
construction architect Alfred Heude, Laval
engineers Sechaud et Bossuyt, Paris