170-unit mixed housing
76 collective units, 16 townhouses, 70 high-density houses
location: zac bottières chenaie – nantes, france
client: marignan bouwfonds
design team: s. barclay – j.p. crousse - g. roustan – j.m. viste
project team: n. couineau - a. casemajor
urban design: j.p. pranlas
landscape architecture: bruel-delmar
built surface: 12848 m2
competition: 2006 – first prize
completion: 2010
photographer: s. chalmeau
The development of a new neighborhood on the outskirts of Nantes has as the main goal to create a new center in north-east Nantes. This group is conformed by 70 houses, 16 intermediate housing, and 78 collective housing. The presence of stone wall enclosures was the occasion to propose a pedestrian grid accessible from common underground parking located along the street. This strategy allows replicating the typical narrow streets of Nantes, with high-quality urban spaces. Rainwater drainage flows in surfaced canals towards a retention pond and a common garden.
