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Architecture + Design
|June 2017
Density and lightness are the characteristic qualities of Lot D, designed by architects Cédric Petitdidier and Vincent Prioux.
With 109 apartments, making it the largest public housing development in the Boucicaut ZAC1, the building articulates around three independent staircases. In total, it offers 24 government-sponsored and 77 rent-controlled apartments (17.70/sq m), and eight residential units for people with disabilities. The project is headed by Nexity, appointed project manager by developer CARAC and public housing agency Élogie. Entirely clad in bricks, this project marks the completion of the surrounding ecodristrict, offering a reinterpretation of Paris courtyards that connects Rue des Cévennes with the park that lies in the centre of the district. The two architects imagined this walkway to favour gentle circulation on the lot, which was envisioned from the very beginning as a pedestrian oasis and a pioneer biodiversity programme. T
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