Bartolo Villemard's approach stems from a social humanist involvement which outlines possible contexts relative to modes, program and use. Notions of use, comfort and domesticity are in fact the foundation of a series of studies that guides the agency to deliver quality housing.
In the vast neighbourhoods being redevelloped in the sector Clichy-Batignolles at the northern borders of Paris and which lie along disused railway land, one of their stand out structures is
a housing block featuring 200 "hanging gardens" (or exterior conservatories) which cover the height and breadth of the building's exterior, lending a noteworthy aspect and neatly proportioned volume. Throughout the year, one can eat with his family, read in the sun, cross his apartment from the outside.
Brief: 98 social housing units and one nursery. Adress: 23 rue Georges Picquart, Paris 17e, France. Client: ICF Habitat La Sablière.
Urban developper: Espaces ferroviaires.
Project managment: Bartolo Villemard
Architectes Urbanistes.
Chef de projet : Élodie Heim Besson.
ARCOBA (TCE + HQE),
D’ici la Paysagistes, VSA (Façades),
Cost: 14 300 000 € HT.
Environmental profile: BBC Plan climat Ville de Paris, Habitat & Environnement, Profil A.
Surface area: 8 500 sq. m net.
