Claude: Housing Complex

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Claude: Housing Complex

Mismatches
Policies and regulations
Urban Design

Main objectives of the project

Date

  • 1992: Construcción

Stakeholders

  • Arquitecto: Bernard Huet
  • Arquitecto: Aldo Rossi

Location

Continent: Europe
City: Paris
Country/Region: France, Paris

Description

Housing Block, rue Ménil-Montant

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Housing Block, rue Ménil-Montant

Urban Design
Promotion and production

Main objectives of the project

Date

  • 1987: Construcción

Stakeholders

  • Arquitecto: Henri Gaudin

Location

City: Paris
Country/Region: France, Paris

Description

Documents

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Transformation of Tour Bois-le-Prêtre Housing Block

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Transformation of Tour Bois-le-Prêtre Housing Block

Urban Design Services and infrastructure Quality Inclusion

Main objectives of the project

This 16-storey high-rise block in Paris was transformed instead of being demolished. New flooring was added to each level, creating closable terraces for winter gardens and balconies. The apartments were improved with more natural light and energy efficiency. The small windows were replaced with large openings for panoramic views. The entrance hall was refurbished, removing unnecessary rooms and making it open and transparent. Collective activity areas and lifts were added, and prefabricated construction allowed residents to stay during renovations.

Date

  • 2011: Rehabilitación

Stakeholders

  • Arquitecto: Lacaton & Vassal architectes
  • Arquitecto: Frédéric Druot Architecture; 

Location

Continent: Europe
City: Paris
Country/Region: France, Paris

Description

Built in the early 60s along the ring road on the northern periphery of Paris, this high-rise block of 16 storeys contains 96 apartments. Instead of demolition, which was the first option that was considered, a project of transformation of the existing building was decided upon.The project proposed a generous expansion of the apartments. On each level, new flooring, which was built as a self-supporting structure, was added onto the entire periphery of the tower. This design strategy allowed for the extension of all the rooms by creating closable terraces that could act as winter gardens as well as balconies for each unit. At the same time the overall quality and comfort of the apartments was improved with additional natural light and the reduction of energy consumption for heating. The existing facades with their small windows were removed and they were replaced by large transparent openings so that the residents can enjoy the exceptional panoramic views over Paris. The entrance hall on the ground floor was refurbished and it was made level with the exterior. All the useless rooms and installations were removed in order to make the entryway an open and transparent space through which the new garden can be accessed. On the sides of this space, areas for collective activities were established and two lifts were installed to improve the vertical circulation to the apartments. The construction was carried out with prefabricated elements so that the inhabitants could remain in the apartments during the renovation of the building.

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Boileau Apartments, Transformation of an Office Block into Housing

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Boileau Apartments, Transformation of an Office Block into Housing

Main objectives of the project

Date

  • 1995: Construcción

Stakeholders

  • Arquitecto: Ateliers Lion Associés Architectes Urbanistes

Location

Continent: Europe
City: Paris
Country/Region: France, Paris

Description

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Social Housing rue des Lyanes

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Social Housing rue des Lyanes

Main objectives of the project

Date

  • 1997: Construcción

Stakeholders

  • Arquitecto: Odile Seyler

Location

Continent: Europe
City: Paris
Country/Region: France, Paris

Description

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Housing on Boulevard de Belleville

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Housing on Boulevard de Belleville

Urban Design

Main objectives of the project

Date

  • 1989: Construcción

Stakeholders

  • Arquitecto: Frederic Borel Architect

Location

Continent: Europe
City: Paris
Country/Region: France, Paris

Description

Rue de Meaux Housing Complex

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Rue de Meaux Housing Complex

Main objectives of the project

This building is situated in a densely populated area of Paris. Its rectangular shape integrates with the surrounding urban fabric, but its center features a carved-out interior green space. The building is divided into three sections by narrow slots, with the garden creating a surprising contrast to the bustling street. Residents access their building entrance by walking through the garden, adding to the element of surprise. The building offers a variety of apartment sizes and layouts, with model apartments designed to be flexible and neutral. Each of the 220 apartments has two exposures, overlooking both the garden and the urban neighborhood.

Date

  • 1991: Construcción

Stakeholders

  • Arquitecto: Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Location

Continent: Europe
City: Paris
Country/Region: France, Paris

Description

The building is located in a densely populated area of the 19th arrondisement in Paris. The building, with a rectangle general shape, can be thought of as a mass built to fit into the existing urban fabric on its outside perimeter while its center has been "carved out" to accommodate an interior green space. Two narrow slots divide the constructions in there sections on the garden. The contrast between the bustle of the street and the calm of the garden creates hence, an effect of surprise for the residents who must walk through the garden to reach their building entrance. The volumetric diversity of the building results in a wide variety of apartments. However, for the buildings bordering the garden and for the blocks on the east and west separated by the slots, model apartments with fairly neutral and flexible layouts were created. Essentially they comprise a large crosswise room facing north-south with a balcony or winter garden at either end; a conventional “night” area is adjacent. Therefore each apartment of the 220 created, has two exposures: the garden and the urban neighbourhood.

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Housing Block, rue Ménil-Montant

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Housing Block, rue Ménil-Montant

Urban Design

Main objectives of the project

Date

  • 1987: Construcción

Stakeholders

  • Arquitecto: Gaudin

Location

Continent: Europe
City: Paris
Country/Region: France, Paris

Description

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