This project involves building 93 multi-family and mid-range housing units in the Berges du Lac-Ginko development area, which forms part of the urban renovation scheme for the north of Bordeaux.

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Architects: Hessamfar & Vérons

Location: Bordeaux, France

Area: 6893.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Arthur Péquin

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From the architect. This project involves building 93 multi-family and mid-range housing units in the Berges du Lac-Ginko development area, which forms part of the urban renovation scheme for the north of Bordeaux.

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ContextWidely referred to as Ginko, this new district sets out to redefine the components of urban life: the place occupied by cars, how people get around, the distribution of energy, the shape of the urban fabric, the relationship with nature, and so on.
Floor Plan

On the scale of the city block, we thought carefully about how to arrange habitually separate programmes?residential buildings, mid-range housing, row houses, and detached houses?in the most appropriate way.

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Architectural approachThe juxtaposed « cascade » arrangement both attenuates the block-like effect typical of long, low-rise developments and avoids urban sprawl. This fragmented massing makes it easier ...