A new social housing project in Saintes has totally reinvented what living together means. A seemingly inhabited cloud effortlessly signals the entrance to a recently rehabilitated working-class neighbourhood, known as ?Les Boiffiers?, dating back to the 1970s. Landscape and architectural design come together in meaningful harmony, showcasing the new development. 

© Javier Callejas

Architects: POGGI & MORE architecture

Location: 17100 Saintes, France

Others Patricipants: SNC Lavalin + Emacoustic

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Javier Callejas

© Javier Callejas

From the architect. A new social housing project in Saintes has totally reinvented what living together means. A seemingly inhabited cloud effortlessly signals the entrance to a recently rehabilitated working-class neighbourhood, known as ?Les Boiffiers?, dating back to the 1970s. Landscape and architectural design come together in meaningful harmony, showcasing the new development. 
© Javier Callejas

The building is positioned in such a way as to respect the site?s quality, rather than merely colonise the given space. A sense of depth has been created, structured by footpaths and enticing visual perspectives, with the landscape slipping effortlessly in and around the architectural volumes, offering multiple orientations for the apartments, all of whic...