Construction of 40 social housing units and a brasserie, Zac des Grands Moulins, in Pantin (93), by Atelier Téqui Architectes

Facing the town hall of Pantin, along the Ourcq canal, the building is a signal of the urban quality of the city center, requiring a strong identity and an architecture open to its environment. The project is designed as a homogeneous whole, remarkable for its materiality. A gray-taupe brick envelope characterizes the urban facades of…

Infinity, by TAILLANDIER ARCHITECTES ASSOCIES

The INFINITY project is the construction of 95 new collective units and 6 houses, situated in Toulouse (Occitanie region, France). The Infinity housing complex sits in a remarkable landscaped location, composed notably of protected woodlands encircling the plot. The project articulates four three-storey apartment blocks and two one-storey grouped villa blocks. The housing complex has…

Cour Saint Cyp, by TAILLANDIER ARCHITECTES ASSOCIES

The Cour Saint Cyp project is the construction of 31 new collective units, situated on the Garonne River’s left bank, in the heart of central Toulouse (Occitanie region, France). The building forms a simple volume situated along rue Joseph Vié, in the historic quarter of St-Cyprien. The project has taken into consideration the urban continuity…

ZAC Niel, by TAILLANDIER ARCHITECTES ASSOCIES

Associated Architect : Scalène architectes Situated in the heart of the ZAC Niel development in Toulouse, France, the collective housing project creates 212 homes with ground floor commercial spaces. The site, between the river and the hills, has been occupied since Neanderthal times, bringing a tangible richness to the place. It is also a meeting…

The Monticole, by LAND

Presentation of the Monticole project, by the architects Nicolas Masson (LAND) and Perrine Bernard (BAG ARCHITECTS). Le Monticole is the name of a mixed project consisting of building on the same site: 36 social housing units, a media library, medical office spaces, a restaurant and a car park. The project owner is the SA d’HLM…

INDUSTRIE VOISINE – A symbiosis between housing and small production, by SYVIL Architectures du Système Ville

Continuing our study of the material sectors of the city, this project was an opportunity to develop an experiment about circular economy on the scale of housing. Thanks to a participatory process, the consulted inhabitants revealed new needs that were then integrated to the architectural project, for example with the creation of a cellarloggia for…

Résidence Ariane, by TAILLANDIER ARCHITECTES ASSOCIES

The project’s objective is to create 41 new social housing units (29 studios and 12 two-room apartments) in a four-story building, with associated parking.. The Residence Ariane is located in the city of Quint-Fonsegrives, in the south-east part of the Toulouse urban agglomeration (Occitanie region, France). The site sits at the city periphery, with views…

L'Empreinte, by TAILLANDIER ARCHITECTES ASSOCIES

Client : Bouygues Immobilier  The project consists of the construction of a multifamily residential building on parcel 1.3 of the newly developed “La Cartoucherie” eco-district in Toulouse, France. “L’Empreinte” is a multifamily residence with a strong material character, defined by the light beige bricks that clad its externally insulated façade. Brick is a durable material that is…

Les Carrés de Bellefontaine – Toulouse, by TAILLANDIER ARCHITECTES ASSOCIES

Associate architect : Jean-François Sirvain Architecte  In the southwest of Toulouse, “Les Carrés de Bellefontaine” consists of a mixed-use program: collective social housing, a professional training center, a restaurant and private office spaces. The project is composed of 5 apartment blocks 4 stories high and implemented according to the historic north/south Mirail masterplan drawn by the…

ILOT Y HOUSING, by AZC ATELIER ZÜNDEL CRISTEA

Our objective was to build high-quality collective housing. Each housing unit incorporates within it particular qualities of life, embodied by the balconies, the terraces, the patios, the large height of the spaces, the private gardens, the views, the multiple orientations… Our building seeks to transform its urban and construction constraints into veritable assets. Opening onto…

“Courée” housing, by DE ALZUA+

The project is a reinterpretation of a housing called «courée». This is a typical form of courtyard workers housing, often built in the industrial districts of the North of France during the nineteenth century. The program aims to develop a modern approach of this theme. It focuses on a specific contemporary issue which is to…

60 children nursery + 13 students housing, by DE ALZUA+

The program, packed and complex, offers a dual programming in the same site, including a childcare centre with its staff housing and 13 students housing units. The project must integrate different qualities: openness and privacy, daytime operation for the childcare centre, evening and night for the housing, friendliness and safety…   The nursery is set…

ZAC de la Marine – Lot C – Colombes, by AGENCE CHRISTOPHE ROUSSELLE

Located in the heart of the Marine ecodistrict in Colombes, this social housing project has a very high quality image and finish, while remaining within a very tight budget.The principle underlying the project was to respond to each situation with a generous outdoor space. Like metal plates that might have slid over each other to let in more light, the building possesses a…