Designed by Antonini Darmon, The project B5 Boulogne – Arches Boulogne – Social House is part of the urban development zone called Seguin Rives de Seine near Paris. This area was formerly home to the monumental Renault factories. As a result of the delocalization of these 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. Seven architects were selected to design seven different buildings, organized by an urban coordinator in charge of the Macrolot B5.
Photography: Pierre L’Excellent
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 center of the Macrolot B5. 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. Additionally, most of the rainwater is immediately treated on site to prevent over pouring the urban drain system. As a result of this, the Macrolot B5 works as an ecological hamlet, inviting people to meet, talk and reinforce an environmental behavior. Photography: Julien Lanoo
Our building is located in the center of the site, which was the main constraint, just as a fountain in the middle of a cloister. How could the building’s position...