Lacaton Vassal . Gaëtan Redelsperger architecture
The Lelong building, which was produced in 1954, is being converted into a residential building and raised in height by three or four floors. The largely glass extension hosts a series of bioclimatic winter gardens, with the contrast highlighting the pale bricks of the old façade. The stepped profile and series of balconies and winter gardens lighten the outline of the building, while making almost all the homes more enjoyable to use. The extensively planted heart of the block and basement courtyards, centred around a preserved cedar tree, provides continuity with the Cartier Foundation garden in both landscape and ecological terms.
In terms of the programme, alongside traditional purchasing, the team has decided to offer 26 homes based on a ground lease managed by the community land trust Habitat et Humanisme, to increase the residential diversity. A third place, community café and greenhouse extend the garden in the heart of the block and occupy the ground and lower ground floors, which are generously lit and ventilated by the basement courtyards.
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