Living with nature

Study for collective housing in a flood-prone area

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Client Syndicat Français de l’Architecture

Design team Desplaces Ducher Architectes

Mission Competition 2018

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Programme 18 homes

Area 1,500 m²

Budget undisclosed

Dates 2018

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The project proposes a way of living between nature and culture, moving beyond the traditional divide between humans and non-humans. Architecture becomes a place of coexistence, immersed in the landscape and attentive to its living context.

The design of the homes is based on preserving existing resources and on a demanding environmental approach: concrete walls and timber floors, a limited footprint, and a constant search for controlled carbon impact and constructive frugality.

The terraced-house layout encourages conviviality and neighbourly relations while avoiding urban sprawl. Each home engages in dialogue both with the group and with the wider landscape, contributing to a calm, human-scale urbanity.

Mobility and access are designed frugally, favouring walking and cycling and structuring the territory to support the emergence of local economic dynamics.
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