The project is located in the south of Paris on a small curved street surrounded by historical and typical French buildings of the industrial period. The low density of the neighborhood, the street shape, in addition to an eight-foot difference in height gives the impression of a small provincial town. The main ideas of this project are to design a building that perfectly fits in its heterogeneous urban surroundings and also to provide a contemporary and simple architecture yet discrete and remarkable. These ideas will at the same time highlight the history of the buildings nearby and create a new urbanity. The building has been designed on a base to mark an urban façade that accompanies the difference in height of the street, reduces the slope effect, and gives a certain unity to the whole. On this base, a set of volumes has been placed in such a way that allows different perceptions and perspectives and also preserves a visual connection to the street.
Photos by Luc Boegly