Ensemble of Four Dwellings in Reims
Raising the blocks above the ground was an experiment on the part of the developer, when one considers that this is publicly assisted housing. The clients wished to create new dwelling forms in which different families could live together. Two separate volumes with two single-storey and two maisonette dwellings are linked on a raised timber platform to form a single entity. The timber deck, connected to the public realm by a ramp, was not designed as an access area, but as a communal outdoor living space and as a closing element over the stores and car-parking areas below.
