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AWARD COLLECTIVE HOUSING
Montmartre Housing, Paris
France
Architect Agency
Atelier Kempé Thill
Associate
Fres Architects
Owner
Paris Habitat OPH
Technal Metal Builder
France 2000
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The TECHNAL design office worked closely with France 2000
metal builder and Atelier Kempé Thill to design a special
loggia closure for the 50 social housing units ‘’ Montmartre
Housing’’. “The work is the result of in-depth research to find
the equivalent of the new urban villa in contemporary conditions
of social housing in France. Its compact shape has made it
possible to achieve economies of scale and thus offer winter
gardens,” explains architect André Kempé.
The 2268 square meters of TECHNAL custom loggias closures
allow occupants to benefit from an additional bright and
wind-protected room. Each apartment has a double angle
orientation. This location, combined with the loggias without
aluminium posts, offers varied views of René Binet Park and
its surroundings. The border between inside and outside is
completely blurred, naturally extending the kitchen and living/
dining room into the urban landscape. TECHNAL aluminium
joineries subtly combined with metal cladding.
Their identical ‘’champagne’’ colour creates a continuous
writing on the facade and reinforces the noble character of these
social housing units.
Loggias closures also create a buffer space, which helps to
balance the energy balance of the homes. 108 SOLEAL 65
windows and 80 LUMEAL minimalist sliders with concealed
opening sash to complete the joinery. Thermally efficient, they
contribute to inner well-being. All these TECHNAL solutions
also enhance the acoustic performance of living rooms by
approximately 17 dB. Located in the immediate vicinity of the
ring road, the buildings protect occupants from road traffic
noise.
Undertaken on behalf of the social landlord Paris Habitat OPH,
this project is a small set of two volumes R+5 (from studio to
4 bedrooms flats), linked together by a collective court. It also
houses a dental practice, a motherly and Child Protection
Centre and an underground car park. It is located in Paris, Porte
Montmartre, in a changing area along the ring road