Textual content description supplied by the architects. The residence Au Loin is a part of a brand new improvement zone on the outskirts of Toulouse. It’s supposed to be consultant of innovation in development and the housing of tomorrow. Nevertheless, it does not invent something. It additionally doesn’t revolutionize the way of life. The first concern of the residence Au Loin is to supply a brand new panorama for every of its properties. To realize this, it’s formed by easy siting ideas and architectural decisions which have stood the take a look at of time. Reflecting the values of the GGR company, the Au Loin undertaking goals to be economical, sustainable, timeless, and human-centered. As a result of a metropolis can’t be constructed solely on achievements. The undertaking goals to benefit from the panorama qualities of a posh city context: a slim nook plot, situated on the sting of the principle axis of a growing neighborhood and bordering a wooded space and a ‘wild’ stream. To realize this, two buildings are constructed alongside the road to guard the widespread backyard from highway nuisances. A big constructing rises to the utmost permitted peak to unencumber the bottom and permit the interior courtyard to breathe. A smaller constructing is lowered to interact in dialogue with the neighboring residential material. The house between the 2 buildings varieties the doorway to the residence. The void of the central backyard connects with the void of the retention basin of the event zone, giving residents the impression that their widespread backyard is immense.
The small constructing and the big one are totally different. Their distinctive structure, aspect by aspect, helps handle the visible relationships between the flats. The massive constructing radiates 360°. The small constructing opens in the direction of the open views and closes off on the aspect dealing with the neighboring constructing and the roundabout. Nevertheless, each architectures comply with comparable ideas. The glass home windows are set again, behind balconies or loggias, mixing into the background to spotlight the brick and concrete plenty. Removed from the basic design of residential buildings the place home windows categorical home use, the ‘Au Loin’ residence is made up of blind vertical brick volumes and thick horizontal concrete layers. These plenty shield the flats from city nuisances. But, they open generously to the encompassing panorama, every in its personal method. The nook flats of the big constructing and the framed, oriented flats of the small constructing provide two alternative ways of residing. The structure of every constructing is a direct expression of the standard of its flats.
All of the flats within the undertaking profit from a number of distant views. The views from the R+2 constructing are directed, whereas these from the R+7 constructing are open and range in accordance with the peak. The rotation of the balconies round a standard core on all flooring creates balconies with variable geometries. The inexperienced courtyard of the residence contributes to the panorama design of the event zone by way of its continuity with the retention basin. The latter will be seen between the R+2 and R+7 buildings, by way of the angled entrance corridor. The massive constructing is scaled to match the huge landscaped areas of the event zone. It’s a tall collective constructing that residents can acknowledge from afar. It options balconies that conceal the big nook home windows, which aren’t seen from the bottom flooring. It gives, admittedly, a basic way of life in a collective setting however gives a ‘belvedere-living room’ in every residence (T3, T4). The small constructing displays the size of the villas in St. Martin du Contact, which border the south and east of the plot. It mixes the smallest flats (T2) with the biggest ones (T5). It gives a extra particular person way of life by defending every residence from noise and visible disturbances. Its structure, composed of blind vertical brick plenty, isolates the loggias from one another and borders the roundabout with out impacting the residents. Facet by aspect, the 2 buildings coexist harmoniously: the cautious orientation of the flats within the small constructing avoids direct views into neighboring flats and gives the chance to get pleasure from distant views.
Panorama – The Au Loin undertaking is pushed by a shared ambition amongst native stakeholders: to create a sustainable metropolis the place the residing atmosphere helps social life, exchanges, leisure, strolling, and leisure. Key options embrace: 1. A small sq. that connects the 2 buildings 2. Planted areas on raised slabs to supply privateness for the ground-floor flats and to create sufficient soil depth for correct plant development 3. A big exercise garden 4. A stabilized space below a pergola 5. A generously planted perimeter with a swale to gather rainwater and guarantee degree transitions with the encompassing areas. Sustainability is integral to how these areas are designed. The precept of sustainability is mirrored in: Conceptual decisions that promote accessibility for everybody, decreasing upkeep and cleansing operations, methods for rainwater assortment, deciding on supplies which are uncooked, sturdy, and tailored to the native context, and selecting hardy crops appropriate for the native and residential atmosphere.
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