Emixi Community Hall: How Does Architecture Shape Social Interactions and Community Engagement?
What Role Does Architecture Play in Fostering Community Unity and Collaboration?
Lying on the outskirts of Bussy-sur-Moudon, this village community hall replaces the one that burned down in 2019. The hall is designed with a wooden frame structure that opens up to both the village centre and the landscape in the background. It rests on a half-subterranean base, which houses a garage and the municipal administration. The ground floor plan reflects the exterior's apparent simplicity. The room's spatial qualities are enhanced by the seamless mineral floor and the acoustic timber ceiling, both treated in neutral tones. At its centre, a single technical volume groups the necessary services such as the kitchen and sanitary. This "house within a house" articulates the plan and separates the entrance hall, giving a hierarchy to the whole. Specific colours highlight key elements of the project, such as the deep blue impregnation of the central core's wooden surface in the facade, the green horizontal metallic line framing a horizon of 2m80 expressed by the height of the main entrance and windows, and the local craftsmen located within a 30km radius. This highlights our ambition to put forward the local know-how and identify itself with its territory.
