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30 Plans, Sections and Details for Sustainable Projects

Fabian Dejtiar — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 07:00:00 +0000

The dramatic improvement in recent decades in our understanding of sustainable design has shown that designing sustainably doesn't have to be a compromise—it can instead be a benefit. When done correctly, sustainable design results in higher-performing, healthier buildings which contribute to their inhabitants' physical and mental well-being.

Le Vialenc Residential Block / Atelier du Rouget Simon Teyssou & associés

Cristobal Rojas — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 02:00:00 +0000

The eco-district of Le Vialenc marks the change in the urban-planning policy of the town of Aurillac. The new approach implies viewing the town and housing of tomorrow differently and aiming to increase responsibility and sustainability. The proposed building is a symbol in itself of the town’s renewal in an eco-responsible neighbourhood. Its position is strategic, its image emblematic. Its shape is simple and contemporary: two intertwined volumes referring to complementary forces,- verticality and horizontality.

Le Rouget / Atelier du Rouget Simon Teyssou & associés

Florencia Mena — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 15:00:00 +0000

Placing a building in the centre of a small town asserts our desire to heighten urban density and to take part in livening it up and improving its appeal, instead of choosing a plot on the outskirts. The project itself is an alternative to spreading urbanization. The building fits into a hollow between two existing buildings. It is composed of a mixed program of offices (for architecture) and private flats (one 6-room and two 3-room flats). The L-shaped construction surrounds an open courtyard on the back street and vertical circulation gives access to its half-levels.

Lacapelle-del-fraisse / Atelier du Rouget Simon Teyssou & associés

Florencia Mena — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 02:00:00 +0000

The house nestles against the slope. Partially buried to the north, it opens to the south over the valley of the Veinazès through a wide glass-panelled façade.

Odontology Teaching and Research Center / Philippe Gazeau

Daniel Sánchez — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 14:00:48 +0000

On the site of the CHU d’Estaing teaching hospital, the shape of the new teaching and research unit (UFR) and dental care centre building (CSD) is designed to make the 2 activities and units instantly distinguishable. The architectural project had to overcome a twofold difficulty: it had to give the new project a very clear identity of its own on an altogether different scale next to the CHU d’Estaing, while also offering a unique building asserting the existence of two readily identifiable and distinguishable entities. Two programmes and a building with enough presence to form a consistent frontage. The frontage is always the main feature, even from the rear of the hospital.