collective and individual housing, mouvaux, france by LAN architecture

 

 

french firm LAN architecture designed collective and individual housing in mouvaux, france. their proposal takes into consideration themes such as town houses, cars and hierarchical organization of public and collective spaces as well as environmental quality.

through analysis of uses and architecture types composing the urban morphology of mouvaux, LAN architecture conceived a hybrid model, an intermediate housing environment able to conjugate desire of intimacy as well as sociability.

the project’s aim is to build new buildings presenting the same qualities and facilities of a single family house by adding collective spaces. they imagined several spatial systems leading to create a rich and diversified image for each program’s part.

 

 

LAN architecture: collective and individual housing, mouvaux, france

LAN architecture: collective and individual housing, mouvaux, france

LAN architecture: collective and individual housing, mouvaux, france

LAN architecture: collective and individual housing, mouvaux, france

LAN architecture: collective and individual housing, mouvaux, france

LAN architecture: collective and individual housing, mouvaux, france

LAN architecture: collective and individual housing, mouvaux, france

LAN architecture: collective and individual housing, mouvaux, france LAN architecture: collective and individual housing, mouvaux, france

LAN architecture: collective and individual housing, mouvaux, france history and identity

 

 

since the middle age, inhabitants of mouvaux were essentially dedicated to the textile industry. the new housing fronts depicts patterns based on the geometrical work of the fabric.

 

general info: program: construction of 117 housing units (84 social housing units and 33 private housing units) and retails location: ZAC centre ville de mouvaux date: 2009 client: nacarat – groupe G.H.I. – notre logis cost: 12,1 million euro size: 13 000 m² timetable: 2009 – 2013