Article source: PETITDIDIERPRIOUX ARCHITECTES

Intermediate dwellings

The project takes the form of an urban micro-operation aiming to link a park, that had been isolated until now, and a boulevard running through to the town centre. This has resulted in a pathway being created in the middle of the plot to better make use of its heart and to define an unusual landscape. To either side of this axis, two quite different housing typologies have been built: to the north, a two storey building crossing through the site and, to the south, a series of interleaved houses. Each housing unit is extended by a vast outdoor space positioned either next to the entrance or to the rear of the unit. The most symbolic, being that of the main building, is constructed from a double latticework envelope and, extending the living room, creates an additional space of around 20 m².

Image Courtesy © Stephan Lucas

• Architects: PETITDIDIERPRIOUX ARCHITECTES
• Project: 30 SOCIAL HOUSING UNITS
• Location: Villefranche sur Saône (69), France 
• Photography: Stephan Lucas
• Client: Habitat BVS
• Consultants: Abac ingénierie, All-trades engineering, Cubic, quantity surveying
• Program: 30 intermediate social housing units
• Surface: 2450 m² habitable floor area // 2700 m² net floor area
• Calendar: Completed in April 2009
• Cost: € 4.1 M excl. VAT

(more…)