Social housing units, commercial premises, Sycomore district

Conceived as a new centre, the Sycomore district is articulated between industrial zones, residential areas and an agricultural landscape. At the entrance to the new district, the project brings together two apartment blocks facing the Boulevard des Cent Arpents and single-family houses arranged in strips around a landscaped heart of the block. Built on a unifying base of textured concrete, the apartment buildings share the same qualities: large openings and long balconies offer generous outdoor spaces and permissive uses. The facades are clad with fine galvanised steel fittings that support the suspended balustrades and accentuate the thickness of the occupied facade. From the boulevard, a wide pedestrian walkway leads to a network of planted alleys leading to the individual houses, which are set back from the streets by a plant filter. Each house has its own open-air garden and private parking space. Each house has its own open-air garden, screened from view by tall trees, and the largest types benefit from a top floor terrace. Constructed in a mixed timber/concrete structure, the complex uses a limited number of materials to ensure sobriety and clarity of construction.