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Architects: FUSO atelier
- Area: 600 m²
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Photographs:Jamet Guedj, Antoine Seguin
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Manufacturers: Forbo, Franck Bricks, KLH, Roca
Text description provided by the architects. Goutte d'Or: between Haussmann and fore-town - This project of 14 housing units and 1 shop unit is located at 39 Myrha Street, in Paris' 18th arrondissement's southern neighborhood of La Goutte d'Or - literally 'Drop of Gold' – historically referring to the color of the white wine produced by picturesque Montmartre's old grapevines. Traditionally, a matter of means at hand and availability of local materials, the Goutte d'Or's storyline of edification remains of great dedication by its current population. This one followed a binary expansion; landmark Haussmann buildings on the one side, and wooden and plastered fore-town building blocks meant to accommodate construction site workers on the other. FUSO makes the bet to gather qualities of both models: Haussmann's mutability, materiality, and compacity offer both energy efficiency, resilience, and comfort for contemporary lifestyles. Fore-town architecture, on the other hand, allies structural sincerity with operational rationalism through installation speed, local material use, and accessible construction techniques. The project's construction frame, qualitative materiality, and facades' thickness actualize this model in contemporary times' challenges.
