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Architects: Jean-Paul Viguier Architecture: Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés, Pierre-Henri Cazes, Benjamin Doré
- Area: 18200 m²
- Year: 2010
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Photographs:Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre
Text description provided by the architects. The plan layout is grouped to form a compact building entity, providing both a coherent base for environmental performance concepts and a reply to the insertion of the program within the existing site. The density of the resulting model frees up the garden area and the facade of the building behind.
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This ‘compacting’ of the building is the result of a study to optimise its volumetric constraints and orientation in order to gain a maximum of direct sunlight without penalising the existing neighbours. All apartments have a dual orientation which allows direct sunlight both morning and evening together with the additional comfort of cross-ventilation.
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The operation takes the form of a series of blocks of progressive height, linked by veranda type walkways. This principle generates a cascade of landscaped elements at the heart of the building. The blocks are organised around compact, day lit services and circulation cores thus avoiding the ‘staircase syndrome’.
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A series of measures have been undertaken in respect of sustainable design to give the project its ‘HQE’ status.
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