Based in Bordeaux and Bayonne, architecture studio Leibar&Seigneurin created a video to introduce their newest social housing project in Bordeaux. They believe that film can represent the fabric of architecture better than photography alone because it captures life and the passage of time. Throughout the video, they discuss their conceptual approach to dealing with this building’s context.
Characterized by high-rise blocks, the challenge in designing a new building for social housing was allowing it to connect with the surrounding “soft” environment of a park. With curving white loggias rising above the street and a gabion wall at the ground level, the design attempts to establish a new relationship within its context. Other goals included transforming the traditional dynamic of apartment housing in which you do not know or interact with your neighbors, into more friendly and communal experience. Carefully juxtaposed materials bring new life to the design of the façade, creating a subtle and coherent connection with the city streets.
