#RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS
TLA architectes protrudes timber loggias from collective housing in france
Designed by thomas landmaine architectes (TLA), the project of collective housing in aigues-mortes has been developed in a factory estate whose architecture is marked by a modern style.
The plot occupies a key spot; the work has to manage the transition from a scale to another, between 3-storey housings and individual houses the latter being scattered at the rear of the plot, on the property line.
in order to compose with existing pieces, the TLA team chose to integrate and reinterpret some of the on-site architectural elements to the building aesthetic. as a result, the treatment of edging strips has been carefully thought and comes marking the floors to give a local dimension to the project. although it is integrated in its context, it was important to give it a recognizable identity.timber has been widely used within the project. first, as a material cover on the façade and secondly, in the small sub-spaces. being like little huts, the loggias or balconies create intimate outdoor space and a nice extension to the living areas. the wood shuttering invokes a feeling of warmth but at the same time acts as a filter for transparencies, privacy and light. finally, marking the corners appeared as a way to reinforce the project geometry and to delimit the two separate volumes. the upper level, with fifteen apartments is covered of wood and punctuated of small appropriate volumes. sitting on a mineral base, the addition of gabion baskets strengthens the dichotomy feel between the two elements. on the ground floor comprises of two public spaces including a tax center and a police station. the main difficulty on this project were to conciliate cost, comfort, aesthetic, social and environmental issues. the interesting façade takes a functional role as a sunscreen and plays with the rhythms and exposures of the sunlight.
