Prado Concorde Castelnau-Le-Lez, France
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Press pack Valode & Pistre Prado Concorde Castelnau-le-Lez, France Prado Concorde Press pack Valode & Pistre Prado Concorde Castelnau-le-Lez is a town located near To achieve this oBjective, the project exploits Montpellier in the South of France which an innovative concept of a large Balcony enjoys a very mild Mediterranean climate. whose triangular geometry with variaBle The new Prado Concorde development on cross-section takes up the efforts through the edge of the Lez river and at the entry to cantilevers in line with the tree container the town comBines collective housing with built into its thickest part. This high- school facilities and shops in a vast urban performance prefabricated concrete island surrounding a garden shaped like a component is systematically offset Between valley. floors to allow enough air for each tree to grow. The accommodation architecture systematically gives pride of place to the The advantages of these Balconies go external extensions of the dwellings so that beyond their practical use; the play between residents can make the most of the their offsets and inversions and the advantages of the climate. comBination of triangular prisms floating one A genuine outdoor room increases the above the other Bring movement and habitability of each dwelling, a living space lightness to the façade like a flight of birds. where everyone has their own tree providing shade at meal times. 2 Prado Concorde Press pack Valode & Pistre Technical data sheet CASTELNAU- LE-LEZ Li ne MONTPELLIER Centre Programme Architects: Creation of a new mixed complex Lead Valode & around an internal garden: Pistre PUP Accommodation (private, social, programme student), (Partnership Urban Project) shops, offices, retirement homes, Antoine Garcia-Diaz Social teaching housing Tourre & Sanchis Project Owner Helenis (suBsidiary of the GGL Group) Opalia Floor area: 28,000 m2 on a 1 ha site Delivery 2019 3 Prado Concorde Press pack Valode & Pistre Key figures 28,000 m2 on a 1 ha site Terraces 116 cantilevered terraces of 15 m² Stands out for its i.e. the equivalent of an extra room per generational, dwelling. social and The variable cross-section terraces allow a tree to Be planted functional mix in a metre of earth approximately. Planted at 3 m, they grow to 6 m. 336 apartments created They will Be arranged on the edge of Including 162 student campus rooms the island facing the sunny side. Including 143 privately-owned Tree species: Laurus noBilis - Bay tree. The apartments tree is especially interesting given its hardy + 522 private and puBlic parking foliage; it remains green all year long, spaces forming a perfect screen, its flowers are perfumed and its leaves are edible and used Privately-owned housing 10,000 m2, in cooking. Social housing 6,000 m2 Retirement homes 4,000 m2 Around the Valley (at the heart of the Student campus 4,200 m2 island) Existing trees retained: pine, Montessori School 1,000 plane and cyprus trees. m2 New trees: Shops, Businesses, offices 3,000 m2 Judas trees, almonds, cherries, oaks, pine, palm trees. 4 Prado Concorde Press pack Valode & Pistre PlacePl arl a Charlese de Gaulle 50 N Block plan 0 20 5 Prado Concorde Press pack Valode & Pistre PRIVATELY-OWNED HOUSING CAMPUS + SOCIAL HOUSING SCHOOL 0 10 20 m South-East elevation 0 10 20 m South-West elevation Detail planted Balcony 6 Prado Concorde Press pack Valode & Pistre Planted roof Planted terrace Garden Pond Walk Passageway Les jardins de la Vallée La Vallée Rue du Prado Place Charles de Gaulle Cross-section 7 Prado Concorde Press pack Valode & Pistre 0 5 10 20 m Plan of the garden level Prado Concorde Press pack Valode & Pistre 0 5 10 20 m Plan of the 9 GF+3 Prado Concorde Press pack Valode & Pistre 10 Prado Concorde Press pack Valode & Pistre 11 Prado Concorde Press pack Valode & Pistre 12 Prado Concorde Press pack Valode & Pistre 13 Prado Concorde Press pack Valode & Pistre 14 Prado Concorde Press pack Valode & Pistre 15 Prado Concorde Press pack Valode & Pistre Valode & Pistre is today one of the leading French firms of architects and town planners. Founded in 1980 Based in Paris with subsidiaries in Beijing, Wherever they work, the architects by Denis Valode Moscow and Dubai, it develops projects in endeavour to transfer contributions and France and around the world. Europe, innovations froM one field to another and and Jean Pistre Russia, Asia, Middle East, Maghreb, Sub- above all to propose new and original in- — Saharan Africa. depth reflections that go beyond the 200 architects Valode & Pistre's practice is highly diverse, project itself. This is especially true in froM devising Master plans for new towns terms of the quality of living and working of 30 nationalities to designing iteMs of furniture. It also places as well as public spaces. To achieve — covers a wide range of prograMMes, with this, the firm taps into the heart of 150 projects particular expertise Major facilities, towers, multiple questions, as much sociological headquarters, cultural projects and new and scientific as ecological, ethical, completed mixed-use neighbourhoods. aesthetic and cultural. This desire to be worldwide (35 "where all roads Meet" - a ground with countries) shifting geoMetry - nourishes Mental gymnastics, the very embodiMent of the — creative process. "Our primary interest is to Installed in Paris, create buildings that could not have been Beijing, Dubai born somewhere else. The architectural gesture then has a meaning, some roots". and Moscow 16 Prado Concorde Press pack Valode & Pistre Press contact Caroline Valode [email protected] Valode & Pistre architectes 115, rue du Bac 75007 Paris France Tel. : + 33 (0)1 53 63 22 00 www.v-p.com Instagram @valodeetpistre _ Béatrice Parrinello-Froment [email protected] BPF Conseil Tel. : +33 (0)6 63 72 16 06 www.bpfconseil.com 17 .