The District Library in the Haute Sa­voie region is situated in an old garage in Metz-Tessy (suburbs of Annecy).
This project deals with the requalification of an ordinary shelter, issued from the usual typology of warehouses, at the entrance of all new towns.
The building redefines in scale and space, a new public building from an existing structure.
A prototype building (reception, guardian’s house) detaches itself from the main hall.
The interior space organises itself around the central nave, in accordance with the directions and transparencies resulting from the existing building. A mezzanine, an interior glazed patio and the elliptical volume, of the multipurpose hall, constitute the structural elements that allow the different programs for changes and future evolutions.

Year	1987
Location	Annecy Metz Tessy, Haute-Savoie
Client	DRAC Rhône-Alpes
Program	Equipement culturel
Studies	Etudes Mai 1987 / Sept. 1992
Budget	2,1M€
Building area	2700 m2
Associate Architect	Marie-Elisabeth Nicoleau
Engineer Office	GII Ingénierie
Main Contractors	CECCON (gros-œuvre)