The mobile architectural office agency delivers a wooden structure building in Paris 10ᵉ, on behalf of the RIVP

Largely occupied by an important HBM-type complex, with neat brick facades and the operation around Place Raoul Follereau, an imposing housing complex, built in the early 1980s and marked by a reinterpretation of the classical language, can be called postmodern.

A contextual project

The building is located at the corner of rue Robert Blache and rue du Terrage.
The agency wanted to reinterpret the codes of suburban architecture present in rue Robert Blache: a compact volume between courtyard and street, a facade ordered by regular vertical openings, a discreet molding, a simple expression of the constructive choices of the building.

On the ground floor on rue Robert Blache, the agency has created a strong animation by offering a maximum of linear commerce. Access to the accommodation is via a bright, crossing hall opening onto rue du Terrage. On the floors, all the accommodation is double or triple oriented and has large windows offering maximum light to the inhabitants.

On the street, the building is adorned with a matte white ribbed metallic skin. The joinery is in wood, natural colors and the glass railings, offering brightness and privacy to the accommodation. On the courtyard, the facade is adorned with wooden cladding, natural tint.

An ecological project in wood

The building develops a structural principle based on wood prefabrication, with massive facades and floors (from the Basque Country). This principle made it possible to develop a very low-carbon construction site and the erection of the structure on 5 levels in 10 days. Cross-laminated timber panels placed on the facades and partition walls support floors made of cross-laminated timber panels. The structure is seen even in the interior of the dwellings with certain visible structural elements. The insulation of the whole building is ensured by a wood fibre. The floor is in vegetable fibers (linoleum) or tiles (common circulations and wet rooms). In order to facilitate the large spans at the level of the commercial premises and the relationship to the ground, the structure of the ground floor is made of concrete.

A low cost project

The program is developing 6 housing units including two triplexes on R+3-4-5. This configuration made it possible to serve the 5-storey building only through a staircase and exterior landings, thus limiting the loads of a possible elevator. The whole technique is managed by accommodation (VMC and individual boiler) in an envelope with very high thermal resistance. Rainwater is collected on the roof (R+5 in zinc) and feeds the planter planted above the bike room and the green space on the ground floor. A recovery system in the tank supplies the taps in the common areas (maintenance, watering) and all the sanitary facilities.