Located in the La Confluence district, macro-packages B1 and C1N will create a new fronting along the Rhône River. Within this complex, the four buildings proposed by PPX contribute to a subtle interplay of framework and massing. Designed as adaptable and rever-sible structures, the two educational facilities provide for future use evolutions. The 50-meter concrete-and-timber structure primarily offers duplex apartments with dual orientation and double-height loggias. Built entirely from wood, a small ten-unit building offers floor-through duplexes, each with a south-facing loggia. The ambition is to provide collective housing with the qualities of individual homes, and vice versa.

Perspectives: Alexandre Besson and PPX
Construction site photos: PPX

LOCATION

Lyon Confluence (69)

TEAM

Petitdidierprioux Architects, Baumschlager Eberle Architekten (coordinators), Atelier de Ville en Ville, MOZ (Landscape Architect), AIA Environnement and AIA Engineering (MEP), EXECO (economist), LASA (acoustics)

CLIENT

Nexity

PROGRAM

A higher education building, shops, 67 housing units for sale and 8 units with special social conditions

AREA

5700 m² floor area education, 5800 m² floor area housing

SCHEDULE

Completion scheduled in 2025 (phase 1) and 2026 (phase 2)

ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES

E3C1, bio-sourced level 3 (building C1.05), biosourced level 2 (building C1.09)