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Familistère Dwellings

Familistère Dwellings
© Sergio Grazia

FAMILISTÈRE DWELLINGS

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ARCHITECTS
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PHOTOS
Sergio Grazia (15)

STATUS
Built

BUDGET
$1M - 5M

SIZE
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft

YEAR
2015

LOCATION
Montreuil, France

TYPE
Residential › Multi Unit Housing

AN HETEROGENEOUS CONTEXT

Around the site, like often in the city of Montreuil, the existing is extremely various. Houses with pretty garden, a school, a church, seven stories social housings are co-existing in a friendly anarchy.

Since the plot is very close to the metro, the urbanistic rules allow 7 stories to be built.

Familistère Dwellings
© Sergio Grazia
Familistère Dwellings
© Sergio Grazia
Familistère Dwellings
© Sergio Grazia

The idea of a homogeneous building made evidence with a stainless steel cladding covering both façade and roof. This volume adds its signature to the environment.

A STEALTH BUILDING

The right answer to this context was to design a light building, with reduced visual impact. The abstract façade reflects its environment.

The right answer to this context was to design a light building, with reduced visual impact. The abstract façade reflects its environment.

Familistère Dwellings
© Sergio Grazia
Familistère Dwellings
© Sergio Grazia

The windows with their dark grey frames are animating this façade. The stainless steel reflections is slightly blurred by light waves on the façade.

A BUILDING FOLLOWING THE WEATHER

It takes sky’s tint, following seasons as trees around. This envelop gives to the building many changing identities.

Familistère Dwellings
© Sergio Grazia
Familistère Dwellings
© Sergio Grazia

It’s a dynamic façade, giving back sunlight to surroundings buildings during the day and reflecting street lights at night.


Familistère Dwellings
© Sergio Grazia
Familistère Dwellings
© Sergio Grazia
Familistère Dwellings
© Sergio Grazia
Familistère Dwellings
© Sergio Grazia
Familistère Dwellings
© Sergio Grazia
Familistère Dwellings
© Sergio Grazia
Familistère Dwellings
© Sergio Grazia


Familistère Dwellings
Familistère Dwellings
Familistère Dwellings


Familistère Dwellings
Familistère Dwellings

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