For the winning project, Grand Parc Bordeux, the Paris-based firm used their pioneering housing strategies to take cramped and dim apartments and open them up to light and air in order to improve the quality of life of those living there. Known for their delicate interventions, the duo have long championed the rehabilitation of post-war housing estates across France—an effort best encapsulated by their dictum: “Never demolish, never remove or replace, always add, transform, and reuse!" See more ideas about Architecture, House styling interior, Mediterranean architecture. to offer additional and intermediate spaces with characteristics that differ from traditional rooms in an individual house and that widen the possibilities for usage, the diversity of spaces and the climatic conditions. The jury stated that they were drawn by the extremely precise implementation and design decisions which make the refectory a remarkable project. We will never give your details to anyone else without your consent. The inexpensive house is the result of a commission to build, on a low budget, a house for a couple with two children. The project aims to create an extraordinary place, an atmosphere, to create an existing to make the people want to settle down. Lacaton & Vassal. We will never give your details to anyone else without your consent. Frédéric Druot.
"The ensemble becomes an optimistic opportunity for social housing and modernity," they wrote, adding that "the architects [showed] a very high acknowledgement of who and what they are working with. LACATON & VASSAL ARCHITECTES 206, RUE LA FAYETTE F-75010 PARIS Established in Paris in 1987 by Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, the practice has designed commercial, educational, cultural, and residential buildings. Lacaton & Vassal's revamp of a 1960s housing block has earned the French architects the 2019 EU Prize for … Lacaton & Vassal's 'housing transformation' in Bordeaux wins 2019 Mies van der Rohe Award. Anne Lacaton (2/8/1955) is a French architect and educator. Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal Response by Amale Andraos. Lacaton graduated in architecture from the École nationale supérieure d’architecture et de paysage de Bordeaux and received a masters in urban planning from the University of Bordeaux in 1984. Lacaton & Vassal has 6 projects published in our site, focused on: Housing, University, Higher education. The jury, chaired by Dorte Mandrup, commended the practice for this sensitivity and their ability to use minimum means to achieve a maximum effect.
Projects (6) All (22) Sort. This renovation project of a post-war housing estate in Bordeaux The studio aims to take a contextual approach to its work, which takes advantage of the existing structures on a site.It has previously completed the expansion of the Palais de Tokyo in Paris into a contemporary art district in 2014, and We will only use your email address to send you the newsletters you have requested. The aim of the project is first defined in terms of quality of living: to create dwellings with surfaces bigger than standard. Feb 22, 2014 - Explore RL's board "Lacaton & Vassal", followed by 455 people on Pinterest. Transforming three blocks of 530 homes, the architects added architectural features such as winter gardens and balconies. Known for their delicate interventions, the duo have long championed the rehabilitation of post-war housing estates across France—an effort best encapsulated by their dictum: “Never demolish, never remove or replace, always add, transform, and reuse!" By Mackenzie Goldberg | Wednesday, Apr 10, 2019 Photo by Philippe Ruault. The event will include the opening of the "EU Mies Award 2019 exhibition" that will show models, texts, videos, sketches and drawings of the 40 shortlisted works and a summary of all 383 nominees, the presentation of the EU Mies Award 2019 catalogue and the app; and the "EU Mies Talks" on ‘Architecture for the Community’ and ‘Contemporary architecture and heritage’. The jury, chaired by Dorte Mandrup, commended the practice for this sensitivity and their ability to use minimum means to achieve a maximum effect. On the Saclay plateau, void and flat, there is no horizon, no linking point. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of every email, or by emailing us at You will shortly receive a welcome email so please check your inbox.You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link at the bottom of every newsletter. "In addition, the European Commission and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation also announced the winner of the 2019 Emerging Architecture Prize.