The city of Clichy la Garenne has committed to an ambitious urban reconstruction project that highlights an exceptional location at the entrance to the city, south of the town. The construction of 47 homes by SEMERCLI falls within this context. The real challenge was to introduce new buildings made of contemporary architecture, more dense. The new building must thus preserve the unique spirit of these neighborhoods, linked to the history of the ?faubourgs?. The final goal was to create a ten-story building which had the least possible impact at street level. This apparent contradiction was, for us, the basis of the project: a building in two pieces including a lower  piece, which becomes part of  the continuity of the street, and a second  piece of the building, which is separated and rises up in height, slightly set back.
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Architects: MGAU

Location: Clichy, France

Design Team: Michel Guthmann, Stéphanie Appert, Olivier Barthe, Mauro Palamini, Samuel Reist, Oona Savransky, Nicolas Zaegel

Area: 3400.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Michel Denancé , Takuji Shimmura

Architects Team: Mauro Palamini, Samuel Reist, Oona Savransky, Nicolas Zaegel

Engineers: Bureau d?Etudes MIZRAHI

Constructor: Fayolle

Client: SEMERCLI for Clichy Habitat

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