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Sumit Singhal
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.

ECO-CITE LA GARENNE in FOURCHAMBAULT, France by Guillaume Ramillien Architecture

 
January 9th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Guillaume Ramillien Architecture

In a city split by rail lines, neighborhood transformation through an appreciated “eco-city” must take into account its unique scales and existing qualities :

– the smooth downtown connexion via a footbridge

– the proximity of “La Garenne” woods with their rich arboreal heritage

– an ancient and deeply-rooted gardening culture in urban areas ; and vast open spaces.

Image Courtesy © Pascal Amoyel

  • Architects: Guillaume Ramillien Architecture
  • Project: ECO-CITE LA GARENNE
  • Location: Fourchambault (58), PRU La Garenne,  France
  • Photography: Pascal Amoyel
  • Engineering: La Motrice (paysage/ landscaping architect), bet VRD-Ingénierie (vrd/ roadworks), bet Louis Choulet (fluides et HQE/ environnemental engineering), bet Altaïs (structures/ structure), bet CS2N (économie/ building cost)
  • Client: Nièvre Habitat
  • Commande: Concours restreint, lauréat
  • Cost: 3 650 k€HT + 650 k€HT
  • Area: 2 500 m2 sp/ 2 ha
  • Year: 2012 – 2017

Image Courtesy © Pascal Amoyel

The project is defined by a strong framework and visible public spaces that include the neighborhood in a fluid continuity between the Loire river and the woods.

At the edge of this continuum, the architectural supply is renewed and enriched on a domestic scale through various and unique architectural forms, synonymous with new ways of dwelling.

Image Courtesy © Pascal Amoyel

Image Courtesy © Pascal Amoyel

The articulation of constructed volumes forges a link between very different scales, without spliting houses and housing estate.

Constructions are proposed with a mesured density to provide the highest continuity between woods and neighborhood, and create an unifying landscape axis in varying sequences of ambience.

Image Courtesy © Pascal Amoyel

Image Courtesy © Pascal Amoyel

Each typology is adjusted to its specific situation while houses are arranged to preserve family privacy.

The architectural expression plays on a simple contrast between the minerality of white coated cellular concrete and the shimmering of metal.

Image Courtesy © Pascal Amoyel

Image Courtesy © Pascal Amoyel

Image Courtesy © Pascal Amoyel

Image Courtesy © Pascal Amoyel

Image Courtesy © Pascal Amoyel

Image Courtesy © Pascal Amoyel

Image Courtesy © Pascal Amoyel

Image Courtesy © Pascal Amoyel

Image Courtesy © Pascal Amoyel

Image Courtesy © Pascal Amoyel

Image Courtesy © Guillaume Ramillien Architecture

Image Courtesy © Guillaume Ramillien Architecture

Image Courtesy © Guillaume Ramillien Architecture

Image Courtesy © Guillaume Ramillien Architecture

Image Courtesy © Guillaume Ramillien Architecture

Image Courtesy © Guillaume Ramillien Architecture

Image Courtesy © Guillaume Ramillien Architecture

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Categories: House, Housing Development, Residential




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