Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Lormont Housing

Lormont Housing
© Philippe Ruault

LORMONT HOUSING

Habiter Autrement, Ateliers Jean Nouvel

AREA
3514 m²

YEAR
2011

PHOTOGRAPHS
Philippe Ruault

STRUCTURE CONSULTANT
Khephren Ingénierie

SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT
Transsolar, Franck Boutté

MEP CONSULTANT
LBE fluides

ARCHITECTS IN CHARGE
Mia Hägg, Sandrine Forais, Jean Nouvel

PROJECT MANAGER
Aude Lerpinière

ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANT
Jean-Jacques Raynaud

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Ewen Le Rouic, Irène Djao Rakitine, Céline Aubernias

TEAM MEMBERS
Aimée Lau, Lina Lagerström, Félix Medina Mathilde Jauvin, Louis Mangin, Nicolas Métro, Marcel Züger

COMPETITION TEAM MEMBERS
Pawel Krzeminski, Lina Lagerström, Kasia Jackowska, Noélie Sénéclauze

GRAPHICS
Natalie Saccudefranchi

FAÇADE CONSULTANT
DVVD

COST CUNSULTANT
Georges Ventre

TECHNICAL INSPECTION
Socotec

DEVELOPER
ING Real Estate Development

CLIENT
Foncière Logement

LOCATION
Lormont, france

CATEGORY
Apartments

Lormont Housing
© Philippe Ruault
Lormont Housing
© Philippe Ruault

In the Lormont housing project, extraordinary views of the Gironde river and the Aquitaine bridge are the key features of the site.

Lormont Housing
© Philippe Ruault
Lormont Housing
© Philippe Ruault

In order to optimize these views, while minimizing visibility between neighbours, each of the 26 apartments was given a unique shape; the result of this arrangement is the building’s overall saw-shaped figure.

The site orientation gives the two long sides of the building, which face to the east and the west, very different characteristics.

Lormont Housing
© Philippe Ruault
Lormont Housing
© Philippe Ruault

Along the faceted west facade, opaque panels alternate with full-height windows that offer panoramic views of the river, and which open to transform the living space into a terrace.

The sectional design works to enhance the spectacular presence of the 60 m high bridge.

Lormont Housing
© Philippe Ruault
Lormont Housing
© Philippe Ruault

Two levels of apartments are stacked, with duplexes and triplexes above the ground floor.

Lormont Housing
© Philippe Ruault
Lormont Housing
© Philippe Ruault

Each level is shifted laterally in order to expose part of the roof, allowing the full-height windows to extend into the ceiling.

Lormont Housing
© Philippe Ruault
Lormont Housing
© Philippe Ruault

This transition from the vertical strips of glass on the facade to the horizontally-orientated roof lights emphasizes the effect of the ‘low-angle shot’, to use a cinematographic term, up towards the bridge towers.

On the east side, the building is shielded from a noisy street by a metal-clad facade with relatively small openings, the size and position of which are determined by the needs of the apartments within.

But even here, the river beckons. Transverse passages, clad in reflective material, amplify available light and create a blurry, dreamlike image of the river that is visible on the street side; the passages also widen to invite the approach towards the river.

Lormont Housing
© Philippe Ruault


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Site Plan
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Floor Plans
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Second Floor Plan
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