Childcare Centre

Giraffe

The Giraffe childcare centre in Boulogne-Billancourt on the outskirts of Paris is in a densely built-up environment. The aim of the project was to liven up the urban landscape through the medium of childish imagination. The building has three floors with a terrace on each floor. The façade is made of white corrugated metal and creates a neutral background for the playful sculptures of wild animals, which take over the space and bring a little poetry into everyday urban life. The building has been awarded the “Effinergie” energy-efficiency label.

Statement by the Jury

This building shows how to counteract a typical, inhospitable urban silhouette and, at the same time, uses its appearance to hint at its function. The giraffe, visible from afar, sums up childish imagination and nature.

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