a/LTA Architects shared with us their winning proposal for a competition where they were challenged to design 142 dwellings in Nantes, France. The operation consists of three housing buildings placed on a foundation of business premises. The whole is articulated by a landscaped garden with vegetal and mineral nuances. More images and architects’ description after the break.
We believe that ‘beautiful’ housing accommodations are bright, well-oriented and offer large views. That’s what we developed for the three buildings with views to the city center of Nantes or to the river. We used the same codes and registers, but declined for each operation. The aim is to distinguish each entity while having an overall unity. Thus, the staging of homes through their extension outside (loggias, terraces) are scripted buildings from public spaces.
