In addition, a new back-to-back building
hosts the Bed & Coworking Hotel Program.
His architectural writing takes the codes
of the site’s industrial materials, brick and
metal. The project thus interacts with
existing buildings and blurs the ruptures
created by the fragmentation of the existing.
Franklin Azzi’s ambition has been to
transform a backyard site into a living and
reconnected urban ensemble in the city.
Restructuring by vegetation. In addition to
the architectural approach, the landscaped
component is also structuring. Indeed,
the nature of urban soils and their
valuation in a dense city like Paris is a real
issue. Therefore, the project proposes a
strengthening of the presence of the plant
through the creation of collective and
generous landscaped areas.To do this,
all spaces in the ground are treated in the
manner of a landscaped garden crossed by
several pedestrian paths; the slab spaces
are planted with the addition of topsoil and
will accommodate plant pots of different
sizes. pedestrian circulations. Finally, in response
to a global environmental approach based
on the re- appropriation of outdoor spaces
by the public, the fifth facade is made
accessible. A terrace and a vegetable
garden have been created, with the aim of
developing an urban agriculture to feed the
restaurant and benefit the various users of
the site.
These devices allow the creation of visual
breakthroughs delimiting the spaces to
be invested and thus guide the different www.franklinazzi.fr
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