Residential · Landscape · Sustainbilty · Urbanism
Program
Revival of the existing Project site, Design and development of 138 Apartments ranging from 38m² to 68m². The program meticulously includes 30% Social Housing as a part of the French Housing Scheme and Regulation.
Client
PROMOGIM
Location
Vannes, France
Surface
9000 m²
Cost
11 350 000 €
Date Started-Finished
2019-2025
Architecture & Landscape
By Atelier Arcau
Other Partners
ETTEC / ELHITIS / EMENDA / 2LM
Role
Conception, Design Development, Approval and Construction Drawings
Rights/Credit
Project rights remain with the respective office/client
Project Overview
The project was called ‘Life as it is’, a meaning which can only be derived and deciphered after adhering to the lifestyle of the ‘Bretagne’ region of France. The site is located at the entrance to the city, in the outer precinct of the medieval town of Vannes.
The design and development of 138 apartments is situated between the hustle and bustle of everyday life and the calmness of the surrounding nature. The location itself serves half of its purpose in creating an appropriate balance of 'work' and leisure. Throughout the development of the project, special consideration is given to 'landscape revival', which was not part of the primary brief given by the clients, but much desired by the people and the city.
Landscape Revival
The reopening of the Rohan stream becomes the defining gesture of the project. Once buried beneath the site, the watercourse is brought back into the landscape, creating a new ecological spine for the residence.
This intervention allows the garden to become more than a decorative amenity. It supports biodiversity, softens the density of the housing, and gives residents direct access to a living landscape within the city.
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