Placing a building in the centre of a small town asserts our desire to heighten urban density and to take part in livening it up and improving its appeal, instead of choosing a plot on the outskirts. The project itself is an alternative to spreading urbanization. The building fits into a hollow between two existing buildings. It is composed of a mixed program of offices (for architecture) and private flats (one 6-room and two 3-room flats). The L-shaped construction surrounds an open courtyard on the back street and vertical circulation gives access to its half-levels. 

© Nicolas Lamouroux

Architects: Atelier du Rouget Simon Teyssou & associés

Location: 15290 Le Rouget, France
Project Manager: Simon Teyssou, Franck Bassin

Area: 654.84 sqm

Project Year: 2014

Photographs: Nicolas Lamouroux, Simon Teyssou, Christophe Camus

Collaborators: BET 3B (engineering consultant wooden structure), SETERSO (engineering consultant concrete structure), AES (engineering consultant fluids)

© Nicolas Lamouroux

Placing a building in the centre of a small town asserts our desire to heighten urban density and to take part in livening it up and improving its appeal, instead of choosing a plot on the outskirts. The project itself is an alternative to spreading urbanization. The building fits into a...