Lot 8 Design and Research Laboratory is a collaboration between BC architects & studies & materials, Assemble and Atelier LUMA. The ‘Magasin Electrique’ is a 2100m2 former 19th century train depot building, and has been renovated to provide a new workspace for the design and research laboratory Atelier Luma, including workshops for timber, metal, ceramic, and textile, alongside dedicated algae and mycelium laboratories, meeting rooms, desk and production space, library and resource centre.
© Morgane Renou
Atelier LUMA is the design research program of LUMA Foundation. Based in the Parc des Ateliers in Arles, France, since 2017, it is deeply connected to its geographic and cultural environment: the Camargue region, the Alpilles mountains, and the Crau plains.
© Morgane Renou
“Through investigating the resources and know-how in our bioregion, and connecting different fields of expertise, Atelier Luma develops local solutions for ecological, economic, and social transition”
© Morgane Renou
Working in close collaboration, the team set out an ambition to create a flagship piece of bioregional design, presenting a new attitude towards materials, promoting and highlighting innovation in bioregional design practice. The project is developed in collaboration with local stakeholders, it is drawing from regional know-how and resources, and it aims to create lasting impact through training programs and transmission projects.
Project Info
Architects: Assemble, BC Architects
Country: France
Area: 2500 m²
Year: 2023
Photographs: Morgane Renou, Joseph Halligan | Assemble, Baptiste Chatenet | BC architects&studies, Joana Luz, Adrian Deweerdt | Atelier Luma, Laurens Bekemans, Maria Lisogorskaya | Assemble
Design Team: BC architects & studies + Assemble
Landscape Architecture: Chris Posma, SYNEFF Consult, Coldep, TPF-I, Marie Marquet, Florent Valentin, Dominique Cardon, Véronique Mure, Genre, Agence Paysage
General Constructing: Atelier Kara, La pierre au carrée, Leemniscaat, Menuiserie Correze, Tanzi, CVI, Guintoli, Novacier, Calvo, Fernandez & fils, CKAT, Le village, Tonello
Engineering & Consulting > Environmental Sustainability: SYNEFF Consult
Engineering & Consulting > Structural: Betrec
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