French architecture studio Atelier Tarabusi has recently completed a residential complex in Nantes, France. The residences feature notable energetic efficiency, and are divided in a series of diverse apartment blocks. "Each typology correspond to different ways of living: the first one looks is 'classic' and fixed, while the second one is atypical and evolutionary," state the architects. "The aim is to answer with a maximum of possibilities to different buyers’ demands, from first buyers and investors, to families and young couples."
A sustainable neighbourhood
French architecture studio Atelier Tarabusi has recently completed a sustainable residential complex in Nantes with notable energy efficiency, using a homogeneous structure of wood and concrete.
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- 17 April 2013
- Nantes
The sequence of compact buildings is regularly interrupted by horizontal and vertical connections between the apartments and internal courtyards. Each of the blocks is composed of two duplex apartments — comprising three bedrooms and a private backyard on the ground floor — and two smaller apartments with one or two bedrooms, and private access to second-floor terraces. All duplex units feature ample, luminous living areas in the ground floor, with double-height ceilings. The building's structure is a mix of wood and concrete, which seeks to confer coherence and homogeneity to all the volumes.
Atelier Tarabusi: sustainable neighbourhood Program: 62 High efficiency energetic housings Location: Bottière Chênaie, Nantes, France Completion: 2012 Client: Espacil Architects: Atelier Tarabusi Engineer: I2C Area: 4,138 square metres Cost: 4,300.000 €