Architecture

The apartments of the urban villas, two per floor, are open on three sides. The services are grouped around the core of the vertical transport (elevator). This frees the facades, whose broken line relieves the mass volume and at the same time meets the requirement of a good view of the surroundings. The arrangement of windows depends on whether they are in the night or day zone. The living room above is glazed. In the rear, the shape of the building is based on the geometry of the plot. The south front was designed in such a way that there is a free view of the surroundings between the urban villas. The construction also meets the requirements of apartments suitable for the elderly. The construction forms the transition from the institutional character of the old barracks and the park of the city villas, which is reserved for the future residents for walks. The building is easily accessible for people with limited mobility and is located near the center of the Pontaise district.

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The large apartments are equipped with closed loggias. They are lit by vertical windows that can be opened to the ground, so that residents are always in visual and acoustic contact with the surrounding green spaces. The use of the basement as underground parking and the planned lighting with daylight explain why the urban villas are slightly raised from the ground Two of the nine properties are suitable for seniors or people with limited mobility. Thanks to the unrestricted design, made possible by the elimination of architectural barriers, and the appropriate sizing of the localities and vertical transport, wheelchair users can live there normally. The architectural concept includes a wheelchair-accessible elevator, flattened door thresholds, sanitary facilities with non-slip floors and adapted shower trays, and handicapped-accessible fixtures and kitchens.