Habitação Postiers | Philippe Gazeau

Designed as housing for postmen, the building contains 26 apartments for rent, with business offices on the ground floor and a car park in the basement. The opening dividing the building sharply into two is a response to the unique geometry of the site, which is meant to be actively connected to its urban context. The disconnected street-facing mass contains seven storeys, while the building part realised in the depth of the site adjusts to its environment with its lower mass. Open terraces on each level act as transitions between public and private areas. The wide entrance, the spectacular escape stairs and the corridors leading to the apartments facilitate direct contact with the urban plaza. The systematic use of brick and wood lends elegance to the open terraces, which also function as meeting places when weather permits.






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