Beuvrage Affordable Housing

Bridging the gap with two new social housing developments on neighbouring sites

 

Architecture

Beuvrage, France

Area: 1310m2

 

A new housing complex that was part of a wider urban regeneration project to redefine La Place Rousseau neighbourhood, we were tasked with conceptualising neighbouring sites for affordable housing and intermediate housing.

Each site had different price points and budgets, so we created urban continuity through a simple, organic mineral façade. We introduced dark bricks and white window frames – reminiscent of traditional materials used in northern France, as a testimony to the history of the site.

Greenery in the exterior created a transition between private and semi-public garden spaces, while loggias naturally regulate airflow. This additional space that could not be used for dwellings allowed us to introduce private terraces into the designs with no additional financial implication to our client.

En cours...

 
 
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A common formal language elegantly differentiates the two projects and creates urban unity on an open plaza.

 
 
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Bright colours animate the strong lines of the internal communal spaces.

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Surplus space is harnessed to create private outdoor amenities and provide an environmental regulating device in the form of loggias.

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