2024-11-21T13:28:54-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150333869/pietriarchitectes-designs-15-unit-social-housing-project-using-cross-laminated-timber Josh Niland 2023-01-01T08:00:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8e/8e27273ac5fb186957cac7ddb23ef23f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Paris&rsquo; <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/49861738/pietriarchitectes" target="_blank">PietriArchitectes</a> has shared images of their new 15-unit social housing development in the northern suburb of Aubervilliers.</p> <p>Completed towards the end of last year, 36 Ferragus is the key cog in a requalification operation for the city&rsquo;s center. Currently, about&nbsp;<a href="https://jacobin.com/2022/10/france-public-housing-olivier-klein" target="_blank">two-thirds</a> of Aubervilliers residents inhabit some form of social housing, and so the development provides relief in what is to some a frequent powder keg for related issues.</p> <p>Opting for pre-fabricated components and wood as its main building material for the extension project, the studio worked within a site that&rsquo;s part of the larger Heurtault block of the ZAC Moutier agglomeration to adapt a disused existing early-20th century residential structure and garage.</p> <p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/de/de6a5717885314ccbc4bf456c27ab844.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/de/de6a5717885314ccbc4bf456c27ab844.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p> <figcaption>Image: Hugo H&eacute;brard</figcaption><p>Per the architects: "This game of opposition between old and new constitutes the soul of the project. On the street side, the extension is set back from the preserved construction, providing inhabitants with space to access the buildings. A ...</p>