Article source: MARGOT-DUCLOT Architectes Associés

The project on the city-block E2 appears as a singular and unique object; It signals the idea of a renewal of the main entry point to this neighborhood. This is why the architects chose to experiment with the implementation of two quality materials that are both complementary and opposites: brick for its domestic thickness and for its strong reference to the ground and to neighboring red brick façades; lacquered metal used for the lightness of this material and because it discretely hints at the comfort of the housing units and the use of balconies, while still avoiding their exposure to viewers from the street.

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• Architects: MARGOT-DUCLOT Architectes Associés
• Project: 68 Social Rental Housing Units, 1 Residence For Physically Disabled Persons
• Location: Avenue de la Concorde, ZAC de la Croix-blanche, lot 2E – Vigneux sur seine 91270, France
• Photography: 11H45
• Client: Immobilière 3F
• General contractor: Margot-Duclot architectes associés
• Project manager: Emmanuel Dequidt
• Interior design: Margot-Duclot architectes associés
• Landscape architect: ERA paysagistes
• General construction company: BAGOT SAS
• Net floor area: Housing units: 4870 m² / Residence: 892 m²
• Cost: €10.8m excluding VAT
• Calendar:
  • Competition: June 2012
  • Construction time: 22 months
  • Delivery: May 2016

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