The building, within the green neighbourhood, has been developed as a shared space, to be invested collectively. Council and private housing share the same staircases. Passages between blocks are designed to encourage meetings.
Empty spaces invite residents to appropriate them; the loggia gardens can become a subject for discussions amongst neighbours. Shared spaces with wide windows and Persian blinds, and the low fences around the rolling gardens encourage openness to one another.
Philippon-Kalt, Entre deux rives, 7 Quai du Chatelier, 93450 L’Île-Saint-Denis, France. Plan
Entre Deux Rives, 7 Quai du Chatelier, 93450 L’Île-Saint-Denis
Program: 165 housing units
Architects: Philippon-Kalt
Client: Icade
Social housing: Caps
Thermal engineering consultant: Alto
Engineering consultant: Lgx
Area: 11,100 sqm
Cost: 16,5 M€ HT
Construction stages: July 2011, March 2014