MULTI-LAYERED CITY

The innovative circulation encourages chance encounters between residents on the green bridges and the communal roof gardens.

‘Multi-Layered City’ aims to fit harmoniously into the Parisian context by accommodating the many layers of the city’s population, which is fundamental to the history and dynamism of 21st Century Paris.

The design is layered from the public amenities on the ground floor, to the social housing on the bottom levels, to the private dwellings above. This innovative circulation encourages chance encounters between residents on the civic ground floor, the green bridges and the communal roof gardens.

The sloping floor slab draws residents and pedestrians alike to an elevated riverside communal area. The flaring and fluid shape reveals open pockets of spaces with trees and soft landscaping. This flexible public space aims to cultivate micro architecture such as a solidarity centre and shops. The supporting structure has been designed with pillars that distribute the weight of the building strategically over a complex sewage network below, to remain lightweight. The porous quality of this design will also allow the building to embed itself into Parisian life.