Reinvented Faubourg. 14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office
08/09/2021.
[Paris] France
metalocus, ALMUDENA PERLAZA
metalocus, ALMUDENA PERLAZA
Located on Rue des Trois Frères, just over 3 kilometres from the heart of Paris are these 14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises designed by Mobile Architectural Office.
The project seeks to connect with the neighbourhood despite being a more modern construction, so the façade evokes the facades of the renowned Faubourg neighbourhood, which is considered one of the most elegant streets in the world.
The project seeks to connect with the neighbourhood despite being a more modern construction, so the façade evokes the facades of the renowned Faubourg neighbourhood, which is considered one of the most elegant streets in the world.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Nicolas Grosmond.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Nicolas Grosmond.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office. Photograph by Luc Boegly.
Site plan. 14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office.
Ground floor plan. 14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office.
First floor plan. 14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office.
Third floor plan. 14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office.
Elevation. 14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office.
Section 1. 14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office.
Section 2. 14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office.
Constructive section. 14 social housing units and 2 commercial premises by Mobile Architectural Office.
All the homes designed by Mobile Architectural Office are built around a central patio, and they also have access to natural light throughout the day, thanks to the fact that they have different orientations. The duplexes are located on the top floor, in this way they can be used to include skylights and have more lighting.
Outside, the main white brick façade stands out, creating a texture on which the brown woodwork stands out.
Outside, the main white brick façade stands out, creating a texture on which the brown woodwork stands out.
Description of project by Mobile Architectural Office
Near Sacré Coeur, the site is located within a dense urban fabric marked by the steep relief of the Butte Montmartre. A corner plot, one facade is on rue des Trois Frères, another on the rue Drevet stairway.
The building facades apply a faubourg architectural vocabulary to integrate within the neighbourhood:
- regular grid of solids and voids
- vertical 120cm wide openings
- facades on both sides of the corner site - zinc roof with multiple pitches, folding persian shutters, ornate guardrails.
Clean volumes, subframes that emphasise the facade thickness, white brick with delicate mouldings which converse with the rust-coloured openings give the project its contemporary expression. Each with their own expression in facade, the two shops on the ground floor harmonise with the diverse shopfronts along the rue des Trois Frères.
To render the high-density plot habitable - 14 units in the programme - to increase the facade length, the project provides a central courtyard as well as another courtyard aligned with the neighbouring courtyard. Housing units thus have double, triple or quadruple orientation - kitchens and several bathrooms have daylight. To fully exploit the built volume, duplexes are located in the attics - the roof is also an opportunity to provide additional skylight windows.
Furthermore, the central courtyard creates a passage that enables it to be seen from the street. The courtyard is paved and its white façades, (painted concrete, timber/aluminium joinery, railings and blinds) with many windows, are reminiscent of the adjoining 18th arrondissement workshops. They increase the day light inside and support false climbing jasmines. Located on the sides of the courtyard are staircase A, with its large landings which could be gainfully shared by neighbours, and the external staircase B, whose grey tone, contrasts with this volume.
More information
Architects
Project team
Chief Architect.- Fabien Brissaud. Architect.- Marine de Froberville.
Developer
Area
952sqm + 186sqm (commercial premises) / 895 sqm.
Presupuesto
3,5 M€.
Dates
Building permit.- October 2016. Delivery.- March 2021.
Location
32 bis, rue des Trois Frères, Paris, France.
Photography
Mobile architectural office
Mobile architectural office created in 2012, by fabien brissaud, has been recognized and awarded by several international competitions and laureate of many competitions in France. our workshop seeks to achieve a quality architecture, contemporary and timeless both in direct connection with our theoretical research on architecture, society and our concern on the establishment of a particular constructive device.
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.
Categories
Our selection
