In the La Confluence district, macro-lots B1 and C1N present a new facade opening onto the Rhône River. At the heart of this complex, a lush garden becomes the focal point, uniting the buildings both visually and functionally. Within this development, the four buildings designed by PPX engage in a subtle dialogue between framework and solidity. Designed as versatile and reversible structures, the two educational buildings allow for adaptable functions. A tall building, constructed with a concrete-wood structure, primarily offers duplex residences with dual orientations and double-height loggias. A small building comprising ten units, entirely constructed from wood, provides cross-through duplexes, each with a south-facing loggia. The ambition is to provide collective housing with the qualities of individual dwellings, and vice versa.

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)