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Rehabilitation of an ancient mill in 44 lofts Roubaix / France / 2008
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The project deals about the rehabilitation of a former flour-mill and an industrial building in trays of lofts along the canal of Roubaix. The project reconstructs and plays with the industrial atmosphere through simple metal volumes placed on the roof. The structure was in very bad shape, and is now open to let the natural light enlighten the flats.
The project isn’t a single renovation of a tray of lofts but also questions the notion of accommodation and offers to each flat, an outside space, a loggia, a balcony or a terrace. The extension dropped on the roof creates terraces and offers outstanding views towards the town the canal and the wooded cemetery. The technical methods to restore the concrete structure lead to a work on the brutality of material.
The project isn’t a single renovation of a tray of lofts but also questions the notion of accommodation and offers to each flat, an outside space, a loggia, a balcony or a terrace. The extension dropped on the roof creates terraces and offers outstanding views towards the town the canal and the wooded cemetery. The technical methods to restore the concrete structure lead to a work on the brutality of material.
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The project deals about the rehabilitation of a former flour-mill and an industrial building in trays of lofts along the canal of Roubaix. The project reconstructs and plays with the industrial atmosphere through simple metal volumes placed on the roof. The structure was in very bad shape, and is now open to let the natural light enlighten the flats. The project isn’t a single renovation of a tray of lofts but also questions the notion of accommodation and offers to each flat, an outside...
- Year 2008
- Work started in 2007
- Work finished in 2008
- Cost 3 409 800
- Status Completed works
- Type Multi-family residence / Recovery/Restoration of Historic Buildings
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