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avignon-clouet architectes: social housing, paris


social housing, paris by avignon-clouet architectes


french firm avignon clouet architectes have designed a housing block along rue rebière,
paris. named 'tarantula' it consists of 23 apartments over 8 levels. spread along the building's
facade are concrete blocks planted with grass.











elevation view


floor plan


floor plan


location: paris (75)
owner: OPAC paris
surface: 2167m2
sate: 2009 - 2010
collaborations: B.E.T. summary and economics:
SIBAT national institute of horticulture and landscape
images credit: avignon - cloutet architects
ridhika db
03.07.10  
5
Some people you shouldn 't give a computer.
This building looks so awfull.
scetchy   03.07.10
agree with scetchy
totoro   03.08.10
Huge misallocation of housing, although the facade and beautiful ecological
arquite@toni@o   03.08.10
If one is to go the "growth on the sides of buildings", then perhaps it might pay to put vegetation that will produce useful produce for consumers. Guess it all depends on the "grass" they plant d;-)
Jetwax   03.09.10
I'm just wondering how many kids will climb this and fall before they realize what a fugly stupid idea this is.
Kungfu M0nk3y   03.11.10
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