Residence Les Templiers
"A courtyard, a walkway, a free space to make one's own"
Client:
CAP Immo + Axentia + AREF
Location:
Sophia Antipolis
Status:
Design development delivered
Budget:
5 450 000€
Area:
2500
Team:
Damien Bayol, Flore Bourgine, Matthieu Boustany, Benoist Desfonds
Collaborators:
Agence FrancoHollandaise, Nicolaï Ingenierie, Convergence, Effys,
Year:
2022-2026
Program:
119 student housing
Rendering:
LOCAL
Located in a forested dead-end, in the heart of ultra-secure office enclaves within the Sophia Antipolis technology park, the project aims to create a unifying public space for students, despite a limited budget. We repurpose the regulations related to bicycle parking: instead of creating a dedicated and isolated ground-floor area, we place the bicycles directly on the walkways. This choice allows us to design generous outdoor circulation spaces which, when not occupied, provide students with usable areas — balconies, terraces, and informal gathering spots. Taking advantage of this configuration, and inspired by Mediterranean courtyard urban typologies, each unit benefits from dual orientation and effective natural ventilation.
Located in a forested dead-end, in the heart of ultra-secure office enclaves within the Sophia Antipolis technology park, the project aims to create a unifying public space for students, despite a limited budget. We repurpose the regulations related to bicycle parking: instead of creating a dedicated and isolated ground-floor area, we place the bicycles directly on the walkways. This choice allows us to design generous outdoor circulation spaces which, when not occupied, provide students with usable areas — balconies, terraces, and informal gathering spots. Taking advantage of this configuration, and inspired by Mediterranean courtyard urban typologies, each unit benefits from dual orientation and effective natural ventilation.
