James Baldwin Media Library and Refugee House / associer

In the heart of the 19th arrondissement of Paris, an isolated site surrounded by blocks of flats and towers has been refurbished. The atelier associer transformed the 1970s Jean Quarré upper secondary hospitality school into a media library and a Refugee House. The high cultural and social value of the chosen brief is unique in the world. It encompasses a neighborhood cultural facility and a place dedicated to the integration of exiled people on the territory of Paris. The media library joins the four media libraries of the city of Paris that possess a "center for the Deaf" to welcome the public communicating with sign language. The Refugee House brings together under one roof all the aspects of refugees' path to integration, in a convivial place of encounter and sharing.