Housing building with 7 units in Rue Des Maraîchers, Luxembourg

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Housing building with 7 units in Rue Des Maraîchers, Luxembourg by METAFORM Architecture

January 9th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: METAFORM Architecture

A discreet and reduced architecture with hidden openings based on a compact and pure volume. One of the main intentions of the project consists in the insertion of a residential building with 7 living units in its direct surroundings, marked by detached and solitary buildings in an suburban context. The use of a single light coloured material (fibre-cement panels) for the façade gives the building a monolithic aspect and preserves the quiet appearance. The composition of the different volumes merged to the continuous grid of the façade blurs the clear differentiation of the stacked floors, indeed often characteristic for an multi-storey housing project.

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Architects: METAFORM Architecture
Project: Housing building with 7 units
Location:Rue Des Maraîchers, Luxembourg
Client: ASARS Construction
Construction Cost: 1.950.000€ excl.VAT
Total Surface: 1.200sqm
Total Volume: 4.200m³
Construction Period: Feb.2011 – Jul.2012
Photographer: Steve Troes fotodesign

Image Courtesy Steve Troes fotodesign

Each window has been individually conceived in order to frame different viewports or to manage the supply of natural lighting for the interior spaces. These lightly hidden openings play a major role in the desired sculptural image of this realization. The goal was to avoid the simple duplication of identical dwelling units. Here, densification is thought through individuality and this customisation following the wishes of the clients appears as the finalization of this work.

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: Image Courtesy Steve Troes fotodesign

: Image Courtesy Steve Troes fotodesign

: Image Courtesy Steve Troes fotodesign

: Image Courtesy Steve Troes fotodesign

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: Image Courtesy Steve Troes fotodesign

: Image Courtesy Steve Troes fotodesign

: Image Courtesy Steve Troes fotodesign

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Tags: Luxembourg, Rue Des Maraîchers

Categories: Building, Housing Development

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