Article source: Gaëtan Le Penhuel & Associés Architectes
Made to measure by Sophie Trelcat
With their overlapping of black and white, the two slender volumes of this apartment block make no secret of their presence in Aubervillier’s Fort neighbourhood. The project proudly marks the first step in the Arc Express urban regeneration operation and its linking of Paris’s “inner ring” suburbs by automated underground railway. The construction of these 57 apartments has also enabled the reorganisation of a bustling intersection, with pedestrians going to and from the Fort d’Aubervilliers metro station and heavy traffic on the RN2 highway. A generously proportioned, south-facing square provides a quality urban setting for sunny café terraces and the shops that will soon be opening at street level.
The dynamics and future urban density of the district, as well as the orientation of the site, the vastness of the sky and the proximity to the water are the prerequisites for the implementation of the project. The aim is to create a modern working environment that gives this special place a strong identity, in particular by linking architecture and landscape. The project participates in the development of this new district and dialogues with the important surrounding buildings, the shopping center and the Heaquarter of Icade which are also structured around the channel Darse.
The development plot is unique in that it is located at the intersection of two buildings of very different heights and between two distinct alignments at the street level. This development was an opportunity to create a harmonious dialogue between the vertical and the horizontal planes.
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