As part of an urban restructuring project conducted by ANMA, the Vauban-Neppert district welcomes 150 dwellings that aim to make the Square Neppert into a major amenity.
These dwellings come in two typologies. The block of approximately 50 flats (G+4+attic) stands as a true intermediary in the miscellaneous scales present on the site. On the East-West axis, it balances the density of the Rue d’Illzach block to the east and the public park to the West. On the South-North axis, it provides a gentle transition between a town house to the south and the neo-Florentine barracks to the north. The building surrounds a central garden and plays on the contrasts between interior and exterior. The mineral, homogeneous exterior with its plaster façades blends into the environment and reveals a transparent, mirrored interior that combines aluminium and glass. The walkways providing access to the flats around the central garden are punctuated by projections and hollows. These recesses create private spaces and allow the inhabitants to make the walkway their own.
The second type of building contains a mix of social and private housing (approximately 100 flats). These “villas on the park” are so called because they stand on either side of the Neppert gardens and feature a system of staggered roofs that individualise each unit. The staircase of the naturally lit hall gives direct access to the dwellings. The two-storey (plus attic) villas have private ground-floor terraces that are set at different levels to the park, thus marking a subtle border between private and public.