Urban planning and housing in Bordeaux by mateoarquitectura

housing in Bordeaux

In the Garonne river port, Bassins à flot, Bordeaux. As though washed up here by nearby waters, rises the hulk of the World War II submarine base.

housing in Bordeaux
Photo © Luc Boegly and Jean-François Tremege

Beside us, other remains of the shipwreck: some small constructions that have to be integrated into the project (A). The water table is very high. We cannot excavate to build car parks.

housing in Bordeaux
Photo © Luc Boegly and Jean-François Tremege

We build two storeys right across the plot, introducing the car parks at the centre and arranging dwellings around them, with services along the front.

housing in Bordeaux
Photo © Luc Boegly and Jean-François Tremege

In this case, the floor is porticoed, drawing the perspective from the street towards the old submarine base. Three volumes are arranged on this platform.

housing in Bordeaux
Photo © Luc Boegly and Jean-François Tremege

(B) is very low (2 floors), and metal. A small, shiny animal that accompanies the existing dwellings.

housing in Bordeaux
Photo © Luc Boegly and Jean-François Tremege

(C) at the corner, a small tower with four façades. Two metal faces, two timber faces.

housing in Bordeaux
Photo © Luc Boegly and Jean-François Tremege

(D) A concrete-walled block that follows the limits of the plot and defines the urban from towards its sides.

housing in Bordeaux
Photo © Luc Boegly and Jean-François Tremege

(E) The centre is an open, communal garden, offering views and sunlight to the dwellings behind.

housing in Bordeaux
Photo © Luc Boegly and Jean-François Tremege

The whole, seen from the old port, is mobile and rather jaunty. Like the old ships that are beached there, waiting to be broken up. Source by mateoarquitectura.

housing in Bordeaux
Photo © Luc Boegly and Jean-François Tremege
  • Location: Block B9 Bàssins-à-flot, Bordeaux, France
  • Architect: mateoarquitectura
  • Architect in Charge: Josep Lluís Mateo
  • Project Leader: Laurent Baudelot
  • Project Team: Till von Mackensen, Blanca Lora-Tamayo, Èlia Canadell, Maria Güell, Sara Dordas, Àlex Vilar, Marta Gual, Anna Profitós, Lu Xiao, José G. Perpiñá, Frédéric Géraud, Mireia Luzárraga
  • Site management: Xavier Monclús
  • Client: Kaufman & Broad
  • Area: 30,000 m2 of urban planning and 10,000 m2 of housing block
  • Year: 2016
  • Photographs: Luc Boegly and Jean-François Tremege, Courtesy of mateoarquitectura
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