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Les Abattoirs Housing / ppa architectures

Andreas Luco — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Building on an exceptional site. In a key position between the old suburban neighbourhood and the urban fabric formed by the Allées Charles de Fitte lanes, the site is opposite Toulouse's emblematic Abattoirs museum. The position is exceptional, with open, far-reaching views over quality green spaces (the Raymond VI gardens, the centre of the city block, and the river Garonne) and the historic city centre. It is very visible, marking the extremity of the row of lanes and the corner where they meet the Rue de Bourrassol. Different scales. On an urban scale, the project assumes a position and massing that seeks to continue the range of existing scales of building, completing the city block: On the lanes, the large scale of the neighbouring 11-storey building. Rue de Bourrassol, the 7-storey apartment buildings. At the centre of the block, the 2- and 3-storey suburban houses. On the scale of the boulevards, the fragmentation of the volume creates a varied relief from 6-storey to 9-storey. The facade on the lanes side is sequenced by a play of occasional full-height returns, creating the impression of five attached buildings and establishing the individual identity of each. The preserved historic facade is integrated into the overall composition. On the ground floor, two undercrofts lead through to the centre of the block, ensuring the preservation of the historic Abattoirs passageway.

Pratgraussals Events Hall / ENCORE HEUREUX Architectes + PPA architectures

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Site and surroundings
On the north bank of the river Tarn, 400m as the crow flies from Albi’s celebrated Cathedral of Saint Cecilia, Pratgraussals sits in a bend on the river on the site of a former quarry, latterly appreciated for leisure and nature.

Square Maïmat / ppa architectures + Emma Blanc Paysagiste

Daniel Tapia — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 03:00:00 +0000

Maïmat square, located in the northern neighborhood of Muret (31 Toulouse), was designed on the model of the “Grands Ensembles” which were favored in the 1960s. The impermeable ground surface is the domain of car parks and permanent traffic flows. Large, ribbon-like buildings are placed around the outside of the site, enclosing it in on itself. At the heart of the complex, a shopping center has been progressively underused in this impoverished neighborhood.

Résidence Universitaire Olympe de Gouges / ppa architectures

Rayen Sagredo — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 01:00:00 +0000

Program
Demolition, reconstruction of 615 student lodgings, 3 staff apartments, communal living building (events hall and CROUS cultural services for students), landscaping, Olympe de Gouges university residence, Ponsan Bellevue campus.

50 Modular Timber Apartments / PPA architectures

Florencia Mena — Thu, 19 May 2016 03:00:00 +0000

Building housing for the disadvantaged population of the northern districts of Toulouse (one of the most dynamic areas of the conurbation) is – as part of ADOMA’s insertion mission – a modest yet active contribution to the development of a more generous and mixed city.

Pavilion M / PPA architectures

Daniel Sánchez — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 02:00:00 +0000

Located in a residential neighbourhood north of Toulouse, the project sits on a 34x34m lot at a dead-end between two compact plots, in a heterogeneous and randomised suburban area.