Social rental housing
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about social rental housing
Project • By Coenen Sättele Architecten • Social Housing
Kerkveld, Vaals
Close to the German border in Vaals a social housing project of the early sixties wasn’t up to date anymore. Most residents left the houses before the housing cooperation decided to tear down the 47 small houses. The demolition is done in a way to keep as much material as possible reusable.
Coenen Sättele
Coenen Sättele
The question was to give the area a new, modern architecture look and to realize an ecological and social friendly project. The development of the Vaals Kerkveld project offers four types of social houses for different target groups and a collective garden in the middle, which is connected with the public space by semipublic paths. On the street side of the houses trees and hedges guarantee the int... More
Project • By Majolice // Atelier d'architecture • Social Housing
Saint-Martial
The site in which the project took place is in Bordeaux, Saint Martial square (n°12). The structure was partially constructed and is the subject of a complete renovation. In its original configuration, the building had a garden, and is a stone build that rises to the first floor and includes a basement floor. The project involved the renovation and redevelopment of the building to create social rental housing and at the same time to renovate the usable space located on the ground floor. This operation integrates into the existing volumes and restores the complex: 3 dwellings and 1 activity room.
The built volume has undergone major changes: reinforcement of all the structural elements of the building, upgrade of the garden fa&c... More