Philippe Gibert Architecte

Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne

Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne

Philippe Gibert Architecte

Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
© Sergio Grazia Photographe
Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
© Sergio Grazia Photographe

PROJECT MANAGERS
Élodie Adam, Victor Huttois

PHOTOGRAPHS 
Sergio Grazia Photographe

MANUFACTURERS 
Malerba, Nora, Arcelor Mittal, Profialis

STRUCTURE ENGINEERS
Kube

DESIGN OFFICE 
Etnr

LIGHTING DESIGNERS 
Thorn

PHOTOGRAPHY 
Sergio Grazia Photographe

AREA 
2140 m²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Châlons-en-champagne, France

CATEGORY
Apartments

Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
© Sergio Grazia Photographe

Text description provided by architect.

The « Les Aulnes » project consists of 18 housing units divided into 6 buildings. Each plot was developed on 3 stories so, ground floor +2. Each level has an apartment with a stairwell on the northeast side.

The living areas open onto loggias facing southwest and offer views of the vegetation and the canal.

Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
© Sergio Grazia Photographe
Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
© Sergio Grazia Photographe

The typology of the length is interesting for its triple orientation and its «house» profile.

On this project, the council preferred to offer residents comfort through almost semi-individual dwellings.

Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
© Sergio Grazia Photographe
Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
© Sergio Grazia Photographe

Each plot is positioned so as to have a distance from existing buildings, other plots, and public spaces.

This distancing is transcribed by privatized green spaces on the ground floor, shared green spaces, and filtering swales.

Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
© Sergio Grazia Photographe
Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
© Sergio Grazia Photographe

The Northeast facades are treated in solid metal cladding on the ground floor and micro-perforated metal clad on the first and second storeys.

This transparency shows the metal frame of the stairwell using the principle of verticality of half-timbering.

Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
© Sergio Grazia Photographe
Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
© Sergio Grazia Photographe

All the facades are treated in solid metal cladding with vertical ribs, in the continuity of the metal containers on the cover.

The fence on the canal path from Châlons to Saint Martin will be partially treated by a vegetated fence to accentuate the landscape image on the canal side. The project becomes a visual landmark in the city by the bold choice of its color.

Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
© Sergio Grazia Photographe


Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
© Sergio Grazia Photographe
Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
© Sergio Grazia Photographe
Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
© Sergio Grazia Photographe
Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
© Sergio Grazia Photographe
Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
© Sergio Grazia Photographe


Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
Sections
Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
Elevations


Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
Master Plan
Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
Site Plan
Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
Ground Floor Plan
Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
First Floor Plan


Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
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Collective housing « Les Aulnes » in Châlons-en-Champagne
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Philippe Gibert Architecte
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