The project for a student residence was considered in the context of the urban fabric of the La
Chapelle district in Paris and its role in its evolution. The plot is on the corner of rue Philippe
de Girard and rue Pajol in the 18th arrondissement, close to the ZAC Pajol, an ambitious
redevelopment of former railway yards, on which social, cultural and sports amenities are
currently being created.
 
The district is a very heterogeneous mixture of Haussmannian residential buildings, factories and
workshops, and therefore has a richness and wide diversity of situations unusual within Paris
itself.The street and the courtyard The project is composed of several buildings, whose volumes
and voids depend on the context. On the street, three six-storey volumes are separated by two
rifts providing access to the residence and vertical circulation.
The heights of the buildings at the back of the plot vary according to neighbouring buildings. In
the middle, a spacious courtyard is lit by a rift in the south building, an extension of an
existing void.The courtyard, the heart of the project, provides access to the various buildings and
defines their interrelationship.A 15 x15 metre square, it ensures sunlight for all the rooms and
acts as a kind of green lung.
 
  
The materials
The strategy of creating a duality between street and courtyard was pursued in the choice of
materials. The facades, instead of imposing a single image on the project, participate in creating
the varying atmospheres of the spaces they envelop and delimit. The buildings on the street are
clad in dark, slate-coloured brick, while the buildings around the courtyard are clad with larch
planking with folding louvred shutters in front of the windows and balconies. The facade along the
entry passage is also clad.with larch and announces the feeling of the space within. All the
ground and wall surfaces in the courtyard are clad with the same light-coloured, flexible material,
normally used for sports areas and playgrounds.

The choice of materials was dictated by technical and architectural concerns. Our research was
guided by a desire for durability and the sober, refined and classical nature of our project.

 
  
The circulations
Generally speaking, the empty spaces in the courtyard and circulations could be said to be ‘junk
space’ in that they are by-products of the design of the buildings. The project’s ambition was to
give these spaces so much quality that they create a genuine ‘plus’ for residents. The exterior
spaces, interacting with the communal spaces and acting as a buffer between private spaces, are
not merely for circulation but provide the conviviality our project seeks to create. As these spaces
were not part of the project specifications, their uses can be defined and developed by
residents.
 
 
The specifications
The brief specified the construction of a student residence of around 150 rooms, communal
spaces, administrative premises and a caretaker’s apartment, with RIVP acting as project
manager for the CROUS, which will run the residence.
As one enters the residence via the rift on the left, one successively discovers the reception
spaces, the administrative premises (on the corner of the street and the passageway), the
communal facilities and the study and leisure areas around the courtyard.
The 143 rooms have three different typologies. Students have furnished rooms with an average
surface area of 18m2, with a bathroom and a kitchen area. The view of the courtyard creates
a calm atmosphere conducive to concentration and study. The desks are always located near an
outside view in order to benefit from natural lighting.
Ten rooms were specially designed for people with reduced mobility.
 
 
 

 
 
 
Energy performance
The project complies with the “Habitat and Environment” label’s VHEP specifications.
A combination of compactness, treatment of the envelope, and solar heat coupled with high-
performance ventilation and heating (urban heating and solar panels) creates pleasant and
comfortable accommodation. The concrete structure, insulated on the outside with 12 cm of
mineral wool, brick or wood cladding and highperformance double-glazed fittings, provides
efficient thermal insulation. In winter the buildings retain their interior heat, and in summer their
exterior insulation reduces solar and internal overheating, while inertia enables the capture of
daytime heat and its retention during the night.
  
力求创造出一个欢乐亲切的氛围，为居民提供最舒适的环境。
 
学生宿舍位于巴黎的菲利普街街角。离ZAC Pajol工业重建区毗邻。这个区域混杂着工厂，住宅，厂房，是巴黎多样性和广泛性的一个体现区域。建筑高度回应周围建筑，中心为何出一个15米见方的庭院，确保所有的房间都能照射到阳光。
 
材料
在材料的考虑上，希望建立一个街道与庭院之间的连接，而不是勉强的立面。材料参与在空间中，并影响空间气氛。临街一侧是深色砖材立面，庭院一侧为落叶松木立面。庭院中的地面采用了与墙壁接近色彩的，通常用于操场上的柔性材料。材料的选择建立在对建筑及技术的关注之上，建筑师希望材料耐用，自然，清新，典雅。
 
流线
一般来讲庭院中的空白空间以及流线空间质量不高。这个项目中，建筑师给这些空间赋予号的质量，给居民提供额外的加分空间。这里不仅仅只是交通空间，而是外部空间，互动空间，私人空间之间的缓冲地带，是一个被创造出来给予人欢乐的空间。
 
功能
这里拥有近150套房间，还有公共空间，管理处，看守处。人们通过入口，先到达接待处和管理处，接着是公共区域，院子，休闲区。143间间客房有3个类型的户型。卧室平均面积18平米，包含厨房和卫生间。庭院平静的气氛有利于学习。课桌临近外侧，可以获得自然光。还有10个房间是为按无障碍标准设计。
 
能源
项目在能源上复合人居与环境的VHEP标准。利用太阳能发电，同时提供高性能的通风和供暖，产生愉快的住宿环境。混凝土结构，120MM的保温层，热工性能良好。