Cafeteria Mabillon | Architecture Patrick Mauger

Paris / France / 2011

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Sixty years after it was first built, the CROUS Mabillon student restaurant has been restructured and renovated, and its façade cleverly utilised. The concrete frontage walls have been covered by split chestnut poles that allow the penetration of a filtered light that can be dimmed during the summer. This rough-finished material successfully provides a solution to thermal, economic and comfort problems. The ground floor offers an open-plan café intended for students and their activities, with the space being usable for events, film screenings, conferences, etc. On the upper floor, several dining rooms have been redesigned. The glazing stretching out around the building is retained, providing attractive views over the city. The installed mirrors reflect Paris. The furniture has been completely revamped. Wood-shelled club armchairs, calling to mind the wooden frontage, and glass tables occupy the ground floor space. On the upper floor in the restaurant area, the furniture is quite different and much denser. The colour red is pervasive. This famous student restaurant, the CROUS Mabillon, has once again opened its doors in the Latin Quarter. Rather than simply being a place to eat, it has above all become a multi-facetted centre for students. FRANCAIS - Soixante ans après sa construction, le CROUS Mabillon est restructuré et rénové. Sa façade est intelligemment exploitée. Les murs de la devanture en béton sont recouverts par des échalas de châtaigniers. Ces échalas permettent de créer une lumière tamisée et de l’atténuer en été. Ce matériau brut répond à des problématiques thermiques, économiques et de confort. Le rez-de-chaussée est ouvert en espace café. Cet espace café permet d’accueillir et d’animer la vie étudiante. L’organisation de manifestations, de projections de films, de conférences etc. y est possible. A l’étage, plusieurs salles à manger sont redessinées. Le long vitrage qui fait le tour du bâtiment est conservé et offre une vue imprenable sur la ville. Des miroirs sont installés permettant de refléter Paris. Le mobilier est entièrement repensé. Au rez-de-chaussée, ce sont des fauteuils club avec coque en bois, rappelant la devanture, et des tables en verre qui occupent l’espace. A l’étage, dans l’espace restaurant, le mobilier est très différent. La couleur rouge est omniprésente et le mobilier beaucoup plus dense. C’est un restaurant CROUS dorénavant pluriel qui a vu une nouvelle fois le jour dans le quartier latin. Cet endroit n’est plus seulement un lieu de restauration mais est surtout un lieu de vie étudiant incontournable.
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    Sixty years after it was first built, the CROUS Mabillon student restaurant has been restructured and renovated, and its façade cleverly utilised. The concrete frontage walls have been covered by split chestnut poles that allow the penetration of a filtered light that can be dimmed during the summer. This rough-finished material successfully provides a solution to thermal, economic and comfort problems. The ground floor offers an open-plan café intended for students and their activities, with...

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