Common area beneath a glulam timber roof structure with built-in benches, lighting design by Ponctuelle@Dimitri Djuric
Common area beneath a glulam timber roof structure with built-in benches, lighting design by Ponctuelle
School cloakroom beneath a skylight, with pendant lights and timber benches, lighting design by Ponctuelle
Classroom with exposed timber roof structure and linear pendant lighting, lighting design by Ponctuelle
Exterior façade of the Saint-Exupéry school, timber architecture and overhanging roof, exterior lighting by Ponctuelle
Custom timber furniture beneath a ribbon of windows, suspended linear lighting, lighting design by Ponctuelle

Saint-Exupéry School Complex - Gradignan

For the City of Gradignan, Ponctuelle designed the lighting for the new Saint-Exupéry school complex, a 3,700 m² public facility completed in 2025.

In this building of raw concrete and light-coloured wood, the lighting was designed with both children and staff in mind: comfortable in the classrooms, warm in the shared spaces and in harmony with the building’s architecture.

Client: City of Gradignan
Area: 3,700 m²
Scope: lighting design
Completion: 2025
Lead architects: Fagart & Fontana

Partners:
Architects: Ateliers Mathieu Laporte, Lafourcade Rouquette
Landscape: Bassinet Turquin Paysage
Multidisciplinary engineering: CETAB
Acoustics: Cabinet Conseil Vincent Hedont
Lighting design: Ponctuelle

Photo credits: © Dimitri Djuric