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  3. Grand-Est
  4. Meurthe-et-Moselle
  5. 54800 Doncourt-lès-Conflans

  6. Aeroclub building

Aeroclub building à Doncourt-lès-Conflans en Meurthe-et-Moselle

Meurthe-et-Moselle

Aeroclub building

    2 Aérodrome
    54800 Doncourt-lès-Conflans
Photo de Aeroclub building
Crédit photo : Auteur inconnu - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1938
Construction of the initial hostel
1944
Destruction of the original building
1953-1954
Reconstruction by Le Corbusier and Prouvé
12 avril 1999
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Façades, roofs, bearing structures, chimneys (Box ZL 24): inscription by order of 12 April 1999

Key figures

Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret) - Architect Manufacturer of the reconstructed building in 1953-1954.
Jean Prouvé - Architect and engineer Collaborator, author of the original metal structures.
Jacques Ogé - Architect Author of the 1938 inn, co-conceptor in 1953.
Philippe Serre - Member of Parliament for Briey Initiator of the reconstruction project with Le Corbusier.

Origin and history

The building of the Doncourt-les-Conflans Aeroclub replaces a former hostel of the popular aviation club, destroyed in 1944. After the war, Le Corbusier, commissioned by Philippe Serre, worked with architects Jacques Ogé and Jean Prouvé to design a new building. This project is part of a pivotal period for Prouvé, then ousted from his company, which influences constructive choices, including the abandonment of metal panels in favour of glazing and wood.

The building, built between 1953 and 1954, consists of two separate monobloc hulls: one open to the runway for the public, and another, lower, reserved for private use. These structures are based on a stone longitudinal base, incorporating a junction oak. The original project included a Prouvé panel façade and a steel door in the shape of "aircraft wing", but these elements were replaced by wooden glazing and carpentry, partially altering the original vision.

Filed with the additional inventory of historical monuments in 1999, the building illustrates a major collaboration between Le Corbusier and Jean Prouvé, marking modern French architecture. Despite subsequent changes, it reflects the constructive innovations of the 1950s, combining aeronautical functionality and aesthetic audacity. The associated aerodrome, which is still active, hosts air leisure activities such as light aviation or parachute.

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