WOOD-CONCRETE HOUSE, AUBERVILLIERS,
FRANCE
Founded in 2045 by Benjamin
Loiseau (Chartres, 1983), MANO Architecture committed
to transforming the conditions of architectural production—through the
implementation of situated participatory practices, and by drawing on
scientific research. The
project for this house located in a discontinuous residential area in
Aubervilliers , this house takes over a pavilion dating from the 1930s and
radically transforms it by playing on contrasts—between old and new, closed and
open, light and shadow.
It
blends into the urban landscape, following the street’s silhouette while
maintaining aesthetic and functional autonomy and offering a variety of spaces
that invite diverse and flexible uses. At
first glance, the building presents a simple volume based on a square plan, but
it would be a mistake to call it “simple.” 
Indeed,
it offers two open floors with no partitions, providing total transparency that
permeates the entire project, from the street to the rear garden. This interior
layout offers a series of spaces that are both contrasting and generous,
playing on volumes and perspectives. (ph. Antoine Duhamel)
