Divina armchairs for the Sup Alta campus on the Croix-Rousse hill in Lyon
In the silk industry district with its slopes listed on the Unesco heritage list, a large campus for more than 700 students is born from the collaboration of three important institutions
On the hill of the Croix-Rousse, Lyon’s silk industry district that is now a vibrant arts centre, the beautiful 19th-century buildings and the former Chartreuse du Lys-Saint-Esprit monastery have been transformed into the prestigious campus Sup Alta – Campus Sacré-Cœur des Chartreux for higher education and technical training.
Here – immersed in a wooded park on a hill overlooking the Unesco heritage peninsula designed by the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers – three major institutions: Chartreux, the Saint Louis – Saint Bruno high school and the Ircom of Angers have decided to combine values and know-how to offer high quality training in a variety of subjects, including: accounting, management, communication, digital, political science and IT.
The campus for more than 700 students was inaugurated in 2019 and was enhanced in 2024 with important features: a library, an amphitheatre, and the large 262-seat auditorium created in the evocative chapel and equipped with Divina – R&D LAMM seats installed in straight rows (54 cm of spacing): the first nine rows on a flat floor and the remaining sixteen on steps.
Essentiality, flexibility and a wide range of accessories for the seat that harmonises with the historical value of the ancient environment, chosen in the version with a supporting wooden backrest, upholstery in Trevi CS fabric, sides and armrests in an oak finish and a tip-up foldaway writing tablet. Six seats in the first row (three on each side) are installed on a special system that allows them to be removed and moved on wheels.
Project: Sup Alta – Campus Sacré-Cœur des Chartreux
Location: Lyon, France
Client: Sup Alta – Campus Sacré-Cœur des Chartreux
Local dealer: A2
Year: 2024
LAMM supply: 262 Divina armchairs
Photographs: Mauro Davoli