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H&E Housing

79, Impasse du Gué, Paris, France

Firm

ADE Architectes

Type

Residential › Multi Unit Housing

YEAR

2008

This is a pilot operation in Paris in terms of Environmental Quality and Sustainable
Development. Particular attention was paid to ways to reduce consumption of all
order: water, heating, electricity, by implementing a high performance
envelope. Along the same lines, the energy choices made allow reducing expenses,
and a quality residential which provides for a more ecological approach habitat
in the city.The measures implemented include: •A highly efficient insulation of facades,•Solar panels on the roof, •Forced-air
mechanical ventilation that controls the air quality inside apartments, •Recovery of rain water from
terraces for irrigation, •Green roofs,• On the ground floor, gardens in the promote absorption of rainwater. Furthermore,
buildings are accessible at
street level despite the uneven topography of the site;• A "Green User’s Guide", given to each inhabitant, helps the
user in terms of sustainable development to initiate a participatory approachThe site and projectOn the edge of the Rue de la
Chapelle (historical axis of the Cardoof the Roman city), the two plots acquired from RFF(Reseau
Ferré de France), are located on both sides of the Impassedu Gué.
The Impassedu Gué was enlarged to 18 meters (8 meters
initially), initiating a new urban development in North Eastern Paris. It serves two plots;
two buildings are located on the south grounds at the corner of Rue de la Chapelle,
and two other buildings are located to the
north.
The
impasse is composed like a garden in the heart of the project, planted with
magnolias and bamboo, it extends laterally with galleries on the ground floor
of buildings.Between
the two buildings on the south side of the impasse, a colored gap lets in light
from south. It echoes the one located
North.

Principles off acades and materials, Orientations and seasons:The implementation of a “smart”and efficient envelope enables to reduce consumption of all kinds: heating,
electricity...
Depending on their position relative to urban areas or cardinal orientation, the facades are covered with specific cladding
materials: white polished concrete facing the street, fiber cement siding or aluminum cladding inside
the plot.
• Smooth facades to Northand East, with sets of reflectors to deflect the solar rays inside the apartments.
• Staggered spacious balconies to South
• Loggias to West, where the light is more horizontal
Everything is designed to reflect, absorb or reverberate sunlight depending on daylight hours.
Gardens,
balconies, loggias, and green roofs live and color according to the seasons.Dwellings
The
majority of dwellings are double-oriented and they have therefore natural cross ventilation.
In the higher levels, they all have a clear view to the West of Paris from the
Sacré-Coeur to La Défense. The units are designed to allow the necessary adjustments at all stages of
life, from youth to old age: necessary
adjustment in terms of automation to allow home support for seniors in the best possible
conditions. 8 apartments are equipped for people with reduced mobility:home automation, automation of all access, lights, and
shutters. The comfort
of accommodation is also apprehended in all seasons: winter or summer comfort and
the relation to the external environment is treated with care both in terms of
natural lighting and views.Our philosophy of Sustainable DevelopmentOur approach is both architectural and urban. It combines passive processes and active techniques. The philosophy
of a project intimately connected with its urban, human, and social
environment, primarily refers a relationship to time:
• Time as duration, durability of structures, materials selection,
• Time of
the seasons and weather, the comfort of accommodation to be adapted to the
seasonal cycles, to a comfortable winter or summer comfort.
• Time of day or night,
• Generation time: rethinking housing and evolutivity to address all ages.
These are the main motivations of our thinking and what guides our sustainable
development approach...