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Arches Boulogne
Arches Boulogne
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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Arches Boulogne
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2015
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
The project B5 Boulogne is part of the urban development zone called Seguin Rives de Seine near Paris. As a result of the delocalization of the monumental Renault factories, a surface of 74 hectares has been liberated. This new area named “Macrolot B5” has been divided into seven smaller blocks distributed around a large urban garden. White concrete, implemented in several ways, is the material connection between the buildings in the project. They are also connected through a common garden, located in the centre of the Macrolot. Not only is this generous garden visible from the surrounding streets through vaults in the buildings, but it also forms a generous ecological biotope providing calm and green views to the inhabitants.
Visible from all sides, like a sculpture in the round, the building evolves evenly on each facade. The arch compositions are a contemporary interpretation of the classical vocabulary of the former Renault factories, yet this second skin is not just a formal one; the arches, in fact, extend around the building fulfilling different functions, with the accent on accommodation.
Each property enjoys a private outdoor space of long balconies which are protected by this double skin.
The width of these balconies varies according to their orientation; they are narrower to the north thus maximizing illumination. However to the South, East and West the arches provide shade against natural overheating in summer.
Despite the central location of the building the second skin also provides privacy, preventing visibility of the interior from the outside.
Moreover, the housing is multi-oriented, thus benefiting from natural light and solar energy throughout the day.
Finally, social housing is reinvented here thanks to the unique appearance of the structure, offering 33 social housing units in an encased building, a finely designed central piece of macrolot B5, Boulogne.
Photos credits : Pierre l’Excellent, Julien Lanoo, Benoit Fougeirol
Visible from all sides, like a sculpture in the round, the building evolves evenly on each facade. The arch compositions are a contemporary interpretation of the classical vocabulary of the former Renault factories, yet this second skin is not just a formal one; the arches, in fact, extend around the building fulfilling different functions, with the accent on accommodation.
Each property enjoys a private outdoor space of long balconies which are protected by this double skin.
The width of these balconies varies according to their orientation; they are narrower to the north thus maximizing illumination. However to the South, East and West the arches provide shade against natural overheating in summer.
Despite the central location of the building the second skin also provides privacy, preventing visibility of the interior from the outside.
Moreover, the housing is multi-oriented, thus benefiting from natural light and solar energy throughout the day.
Finally, social housing is reinvented here thanks to the unique appearance of the structure, offering 33 social housing units in an encased building, a finely designed central piece of macrolot B5, Boulogne.
Photos credits : Pierre l’Excellent, Julien Lanoo, Benoit Fougeirol
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