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AZC Atelier Zündel Cristea

AZC Atelier Zündel Cristea

Paris, FR

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AZC - ZCBB3 ©SergioGrazia
AZC - ZCBB3 ©SergioGrazia
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ZCBB3 Mixed-use Building

WINNER OF THE MIPIM AWARDS 2012 - best residential development

The operation of this building for residential use (by all ages) adheres to the logic of a stacking of trays. Business space and the entrance to the retirement home are found on the ground floor, followed by five floors containing the main section of the retirement home, while the top four floors contain privately owned homes.
We understood, through a testing of volume, that the subtle allowances certain outer walls contained for unsticking, could result in a rupture in this compactness. The realization of this movement, combined with the employment of paving slabs corresponding to each floor, and the choice of full height windows for each room, put the building back on a human scale.

 
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Status: Built
Location: Paris, FR
Firm Role: Architect
Additional Credits: PHOTOGRAPHER: pictures © Sergio Grazia

 
AZC - ZCBB3 ©SergioGrazia
AZC - ZCBB3 ©SergioGrazia
AZC - ZCBB3 ©SergioGrazia
AZC - ZCBB3 ©SergioGrazia
AZC - ZCBB3 ©SergioGrazia
AZC - ZCBB3 ©SergioGrazia
AZC - ZCBB3 ©SergioGrazia
AZC - ZCBB3 ©SergioGrazia
AZC - ZCBB3 ©SergioGrazia
AZC - ZCBB3 ©SergioGrazia
AZC - ZCBB3 ©SergioGrazia
AZC - ZCBB3 ©SergioGrazia
AZC - ZCBB3 ©SergioGrazia
AZC - ZCBB3 ©SergioGrazia
AZC - ZCBB3 ©SergioGrazia
AZC - ZCBB3 ©SergioGrazia