The school complex is located in a regular, orthogonal urban grid of Mitry-Mory, in the Île-de-France region. The program joins an eight-classroom nursery, a leisure center, and a lunchroom for preschool and primary-education classes.

The project draws from the idea of a small village with a double courtyard at the heart of it, protected from city noise. While the roofs are always parallel to the main street, the interior spaces are laid out perpendicularly to the courtyard, like attached houses.

Each space gets direct views of the vegetation strategically planted in a courtyard or small garden. The strong presence of wood accentuates the blending of interior and exterior.

The circulation elements are designed to encourage experimentation, alternating views from different heights. The distribution of technical networks makes it possible to avoid reliance on false ceilings.