24 Social Housing Units
24 SOCIAL HOUSING UNITS
Prinvault Architectes
ARCHITECTS
Prinvault Architectes
ENGINEERING
Willier Ingénierie
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Anatol Topa
ENERGY ENGINEER
Célestin Patto
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Corentin Torchet
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Prinvault Architectes, François Prinvault, Greta Spinoni
COST ENGINEER
Sylvain Teissier
CLIENT
Logirep – Polylogis
PHOTOGRAPHS
Nicolas Trouillard
AREA
1140 m²
YEAR
2025
LOCATION
Vincennes, France
CATEGORY
Apartments
English description provided by the architects.
In Vincennes, 24 homes bridging past and present, designed by Prinvault Architectes — In Vincennes (Greater Paris), for LogiRep (Polylogis Group) as the client, Prinvault Architectes (François Prinvault) delivered in 2025 a development comprising 24 social housing units and a retail space, aligned along two streets. Floor area: 1,140 m² (Sdp). Construction cost: €3.64M excl. VAT.
This development (18 one-bedroom units, 6 three-bedroom units, and 1 retail space) responds to the City's aim of continuing to expand its supply of social housing, which increased from 5% in 2002 to 12% in 2025. The project is set within a dense early 20thcentury urban fabric combining recessed single-family houses and G+5 buildings constructed along the street line.
The main challenge of the project was to ensure alignment with Diderot and Jarry streets in order to strengthen urban continuity, while maintaining a built depth compatible with the creation of high-quality housing.
The response takes the form of an organisation in two parts linked by a central footbridge and staircase, a solution that allows a play between interior and exterior architectural expressions.
On the street side, the brick facades—with their "gear-tooth" patterns alternating diagonal headers and straight stretchers—draw inspiration from Vincennes' architectural heritage and integrate the buildings harmoniously into the local context.
In contrast, the bright interior spaces are treated in a contemporary manner with stained patterned concrete and metal screens.
