Mixed-use block, Quai de l’Aisne

The canal is a vector of movement, it enables mobility and gives a glimpse to a different place, a "further away" which catches the attention of the resident and the gaze of a passerby. The relationship between the solids and the voids is self-assured with large expanses of glazing carving the block. The water of the canal is reflected in the glass of the façade, mirrored with the quay as axis its symmetry. The presence of the canal unites place and architecture.

The diversity of housing typologies established around the garden mixes the ways of living: individual houses; collective housing with multi-oriented balconies; these luminous dwellings project themselves onto the exterior, to the north towards the mineral atmosphere of the canal and to the south towards the interior garden.

Gathered around a large garden on permeable ground, the inhabitants share an open space, without fences. It is at once the backdrop of a daily route, a place of conviviality for those who enjoy meeting around the garden, a solarium and a play area for children.