The project consists in 19 social (low-cost) housing for senior and a common room, located in the middle of a city-garden, typical of the iron making tradition of East French departments.

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Architects: PLURIEL[LES] ARCHITECTES, Michaël PLACIDI ARCHITECTE

Location: Villerupt, France

Architect In Charge: Caroline Lattwein

Area: 1435.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Hervé Abbadie

Client : Meurthe et Moselle Habitat

Team : GTM-HALLE + EOLE Engineering

Partner Architect : Michaël PLACIDI

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Text description provided by the architects. The project consists in 19 social (low-cost) housing for senior and a common room, located in the middle of a city-garden, typical of the iron making tradition of East French departments.
Floor Plan

The plot is a strategic point in the district because of its location at the crossing of central streets.

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The building strategy was focused on creating a protective cocoon for the elderly inhabitants but also, on recreating an urban solid structure for the neighborhood and, at a larger scale, for the district.

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The project consists in four articulated blocks forming an ?L?. A public square was proposed by the architects as a main entrance for the project, to create meeting places and urban valuables.  The common room is the bu...