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Canopia Park Housing / BABIN+RENAUD

13

NOV

2014

Housing Residential Selected

Works Babin+Renaud France
Nantes

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BABIN+RENAUD

Architects:BABIN+RENAUD
Location:Mail Haroun Tazieff, 44300 Nantes, France

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Area:4185.0 sqm

28 Jul 2014

Year:2014

Les Quinconces
Cultural Center /
Babin+Renaud

Photographs:Ccile Septet

StructuralEngineeringConsultAncy:EVP Ingnieire

SELECTED
BUILDINGS

HvaCEngineeringConsultAncy:CFERM
ConstructionEconomics:MDETC
UrbanDeveloper:Nantes Mtropole Amnagement
TownPlanner:JeanPierre Pranlas Descours
Landscape:BruelDelmar
Cost:5500000 Euros
Fromthearchitect.Winner2014ofthePalmarsGrandPublicArchitectureContemporaine
inFrance,theresidentialdevelopmentdesignedbyBabin+RenaudislocatedinNantes
nearlycompletedecodistrict,LaBottireChnaie.Surroundedbyanopen,arborescent
landscapeopentothepublic,itisakintoawelcomingislandandisagoodplacetolive.
Itisaccessedfromabrandnewplantfilledmallbyclimbingafewstepsuptoaraised
interiorcourtyard.Fromthissharedpublicspacetherearenumerouschoiceviews,in
particulartothesouthtowardsapreservednaturalsettingandbeyond,themetropolitan
skyline.

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Thecourtyardissurroundedbyfourbuildings.Onthesoutheastsideaseriesofwide
walkwaysontwolevelsgiveaccesstothehousingunits,whichenjoylargeterracesor
balconies.Onthenorthwestsidetherearetwentyflatsonfourlevelsthatlookouttothe
moreurbanpartofthenewneighborhoodwhichcanbeseenthroughfiveopenwork
stairwells.

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dozensmallerunits.Thefirstrunsalongtheplantedmallwhichcontainsanentrancelobby
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51familyhousingsintheurbanlandscapeofNantes,France.Inthisconfigurationthe
developmentischaracterizedbythegenerosityandqualityofthecommonspaces,
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another,thestairsthatleadtothestreetsorthenaturallylitparkingarea.
Shutters,balustradeandfloorsareasmeticulouslydesignedasthebuildingsarchitecture.
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fromthebuildingsminimalistsurfaces.Opalescentglass,stainlesssteelfaadesand

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