Paris, France
Designed by the MAO architecture studio, this 8-story building, integrated between the adjoining buildings, follows the classic modular composition of openings and walls, generating a modern design that harmonizes with a traditional Parisian neighborhood.
Picpus has recently received an Honorable Mention in the 2023 International Architecture Awards by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
Marked with great urbanity and civility, the facades express a coherent shared built elevation.
The repetitive grid, similar window module, and masonry project a very classic character.
The design intent seeks calmness, stability, and durability.
On rue Sibuet, the building is a lower built volume.
The lower height reduces overlooking between neighbors and integrates the building into the streetscape.
This building also deploys the adjoining regularity of window openings.
On the roof, a shared deck provides residents with a large outdoor space and vegetable garden.
The tight site required a building design that took into account the construction constraints and resulting nuisance to the neighborhood.
Extensive prefabrication of masonry elements made it possible to shorten construction programme, on a site without storage space.
The concrete prefabrication system (precast walls) is evident in the façade, giving to it moldings and proportions.
The application of materials is frugal and sober.
A colorless stain to protect the precast concrete, timber joinery and shading (made in Corrèze), a black metal joinery (welded and assembled in Bagnolet) give the facades domesticity and character.
Project: PICPUS
Architects: Mao Architectes/ MAO Mobile Architectural Office
Lead Architect: Brissaud Fabie
Client: Immobilere 3F
General Contractor: Tempere Construction
Photographers: Luc Boegly
