Assembly of the intangible and the tangible. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
26/10/2020.
[11th district - Paris] France
metalocus, JULIO RODRÍGUEZ
metalocus, JULIO RODRÍGUEZ
The 35 social housing project designed by the MAO studio is located in a neighborhood that has had industrial value throughout the early twentieth century where most of the buildings were intended to be workshops or factories, it is located in the 11th district, in Paris France.
Paris was a very industrialized city, for the study will treat the project as a way to evoke that industrial past, the new block of flats should be understood as the result of a piece of cabinetwork that has been made in a workshop, it is a piece craft.
Paris was a very industrialized city, for the study will treat the project as a way to evoke that industrial past, the new block of flats should be understood as the result of a piece of cabinetwork that has been made in a workshop, it is a piece craft.
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Nicolas Grosmond
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Javier Callejas
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Nicolas Grosmond
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Javier Callejas
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Charlotte Toscan du Plantier
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Javier Callejas
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Javier Callejas
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Charlotte Toscan du Plantier
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Javier Callejas
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Nicolas Grosmond
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Nicolas Grosmond
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Nicolas Grosmond
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Nicolas Grosmond
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Nicolas Grosmond
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Nicolas Grosmond
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Charlotte Toscan du Plantier
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Charlotte Toscan du Plantier
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Charlotte Toscan du Plantier
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Charlotte Toscan du Plantier
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Nicolas Grosmond
35 private and social housing units by MAO. Photograph by Charlotte Toscan du Plantier
Site plan. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
Ground floor plan. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
First floor plan. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
Second and third floor plan. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
Fourth floor plan. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
Fifth floor plan. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
Elevation of facade on the street of the existing. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
South elevation. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
Cross section. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
South section. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
Kitchen-living room floor plan. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
Bedroom and bathroom floor plan. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
Exterior carpentry detail 1. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
Exterior carpentry detail 2. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
Facade assembly detail. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
Construction. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
Construction. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
Construction. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
Historic images. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
Historic images. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
Historic images. 35 private and social housing units by MAO
The use of wood as well as concrete will be a crucial feature in the project designed by MAO, a reference to the old workshop that was in the place that gives it its own identity and personality that allow the project to establish itself and integrate itself in the place.
The project does not abandon its past, the project is a union between what existed before with what the studio proposes, at the level of the program and urban scale, the project knows how to adapt perfectly. The ground floor will be dedicated to a cabinetmaking workshop while the rest of the levels will have a social housing program.
The project does not abandon its past, the project is a union between what existed before with what the studio proposes, at the level of the program and urban scale, the project knows how to adapt perfectly. The ground floor will be dedicated to a cabinetmaking workshop while the rest of the levels will have a social housing program.
Description of project by MAO
A project steeped in the industrial past
The construction of a building that includes 35 housing units (privately owned and social housing) and a cabinetmaking workshop located on the ground floor. A former Botelli cabinetmaking workshop, the workshop contributes to the historical continuity of the site and evokes the past through the architectural design. In continuation of the adjoining architecture, through the construction details, the building evokes the history of the site (cabinetmaking workshop), our epoch and contemporary construction methods. The MAO practice design intent was to reinterpret the archetypes of Parisian light industrial architecture while giving the new building a contemporary interpretation. The building seeks to serve as a reference point rather than an object out of context. The project bears witness to the site history, even though the century-old original workshop was unfortunately demolished for economic reasons and the decline in workshops within city limits. The architects wanted to evoke this past through the clever use of timber in the project.
A building assembled like a piece of furniture
The building is designed as an assembly of different components, just like a piece of furniture. Its vertical precast concrete structure (prémur), reduced to a strict minimum, supports the floor slabs. Between these structural elements, large timber trusses give the building its identity, through the clever and intricate assembly of concrete and timber elements.
The construction technique of prefabricated concrete and timber is also part of the site history - the building is designed, prefabricated, assembled and adjusted like a piece of furniture.
The project expresses the assembly of the intangible and the tangible.-
-Assemble history
-Assemble stories
-Assemble spaces
-Assemble functions
-Assemble materials
-Assemble memories
-Assemble lights
-Assemble landscapes
-Assemble intentions
The project is a subtle blend that ultimately allows each element to find its own balance which contributes a richness that enhances the composition and harmony of the building.
Space and materiality in harmony with the site
The quality of a home depends largely on its luminosity and thus the design of its windows. The practice attaches great importance to detail and the proper use of materials that encourage multiple uses, appropriation by the occupier and great durability of the element.
At street level recalling the rhythm of former workshops, the timber joinery is integrated into the elevation grid. All the windows are very tall to maximise light within the home. The windows are either inward opening or fixed bow windows. The alternation between the fixed and opening elements facilitates the maintenance of the entire facade.
On the ground floor, the joinery takes on the "workshop spirit", with window frames in upper and lower segments. At the "loft" unit level, a double skin in facade creates a buffer zone between the street and the unit interior.
In terraces, the winter gardens on the roof deck create intermediate living spaces in extension of the internal spaces.
The kitchen winter garden creates a cosy place to install a dining table, meal preparation table, herb garden, raised beds for a roof deck vegetable garden, an armchair for reading and to have breakfast, etc.... This space is direct relation with the outside that creates a homely atmosphere within the apartment.
The site and its history heavily inspired us to create an elegant and sober project that fits into the urban and architectural context of the historically light industrial neighbourhood in Rue de Charonne. The practice wanted to locate the project within a historical continuity while preserving its soul.
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Architects
Design team
Fabien Brissaud, Aurélien Ferry.
Collaborators
Shell and core.- Cobat Constructions. Electricity.- SNIE. Plumbing, CMV, heating.- Eurochauff. External joinery.- Menuiserie Moreau. Tiling and painting.- Desousa. Sheet metal work, locksmith.- TSO réalisée. External cladding.- STRP.
Client
Emerige + Ogic.
Area
Gross flor area.- 2,419 sqm. Net Internal area.- 2,286 sqm.
Budget
€4,800,000.
Dates
August 2020.
Location
9-11 rue Charrière, 11th district, Paris, France.
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Mao develops each project "in situ", studying and drawing from the existing architecture to create a project respectful of its environment. our work is based on a contextual approach that is not satisfied with a stereotyped response. each territory has its history, its geography, its materiality and its constraints. our work is based on the concept of "critical reuse", which involves always starting from the existing state in order to design a contemporary project in line with the environment. it is a question of introducing into the project approach a material part like the history, the cartography, the heritage, the economy, the human and the insertion acquired during the years and another immaterial part as the notions scale, limit, mobility and location.
In today's globalized and generic world, we strive to create architectures specific to each territory. the creed of the agency is not only to respond to an order but is, first and foremost, to re-question the issue for each project through a strategic discussion with project stakeholders and more broadly the territory.
Mao develops each project "in situ", studying and drawing from the existing architecture to create a project respectful of its environment. our work is based on a contextual approach that is not satisfied with a stereotyped response. each territory has its history, its geography, its materiality and its constraints. our work is based on the concept of "critical reuse", which involves always starting from the existing state in order to design a contemporary project in line with the environment. it is a question of introducing into the project approach a material part like the history, the cartography, the heritage, the economy, the human and the insertion acquired during the years and another immaterial part as the notions scale, limit, mobility and location.
In today's globalized and generic world, we strive to create architectures specific to each territory. the creed of the agency is not only to respond to an order but is, first and foremost, to re-question the issue for each project through a strategic discussion with project stakeholders and more broadly the territory.
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