social housing in paris by ecdm architects

ecdm (emmanuel combarel dominique marrec) architectes have just sent us
info of their  new social housing project in paris.

located at the intersection of the homogeneous and haussmannian
landscape along gossec street, and of the disparate architecture made up through time
on picpus street, the site on which this 63 social housing program is established is an
element of a typical 'collage-city' landscape, also characterized by a double movement
of the natural soil: the connection, on its front part, to the deep slope of the picpus street,
and, on its backyard limit, to a landmark garden, 1.50 m higher than
the average level of the soil.
the project is a proposition to link these opposite typologies and soil movements.
two parallelipedic buildings, respectively 7 and 6 levels high aligned in parallel
on the front and back limit (north and south) of the plot are set up on stilts above
two long ribbons which concentrate all the accommodations of the residence
on the street side and keep clear a wide open space way far unto the landmark garden.
in the courtyard, the rooftops of the ribbons, 'vegetalized', expand to propose
'house-typed' apartments with high ceilings, equipped for the handicapped. 

the project presents 2 colors, 4 specific facades conceived to respond to very specific
solicitations, all characterized by wide windows, opened on large terraces or balconies
(depending on their orientation), protected by colored glass treated like sunglasses.
the project proposes the implementation of 64 housing developing a GFA of 4 126 square meters.

sustainability requirements were emphasized for the conception of
his social housing building. also, standards for energy use were up to 30 % stricter than
legally binding standards in France at the time the building permit was delivered.