Article source: Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes 

The new building is aligned on rue Castagnary and recedes in an L-shape towards the adjacent building in the north. Its medium scale ensures urban continuity and the density in this quarter. The building is covered by an envelope of white metal blades, consistent with the dominating color of the quarter. Its vocabulary is contemporary and in line with the finesse and attention to detail some housings in the neighborhood. The rhythm of the openings and the large vertical apertures are inspired by Parisian windows.
The ground level and the first three upper floors follow the alignment of the sidewalk but the façade inclines from the last two levels onwards. The height of the building corresponds to the height of its neighboring buildings on rue Castagnary.

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• Architects: Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes
• Project: 10 Logements Sociaux Familiaux Paris 15ème
• Location: 39-41, rue Castagnary, Paris 15ème
• Site area: 304,9 m²

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