Villa Factory is a residential complex of 70 housing units that is part of the Union urban regeneration project. This formerly industrial territory of approximately 80 hectares in the north of France became a wasteland in the 1990s and 2000s following the triple crisis of coal, metallurgy and textiles. The Union project focuses on high environmental quality, new economic activities and a variety of housing typologies.
The search for blending in this post-industrial site meets the challenge of offering the local population diversified, affordable and quality housing: Villa Factory offers a wide variety of apartments and a very contextual architecture within a renatured environment.
The load-bearing brick facades provide a qualitative and timeless appearance as well as controlled aging. The repetitive aspect of the openings is balanced by the random arrangement of concrete and steel balconies.
Outdoor spaces, including the parking area, are planted to expand the network of green spaces and amplify the return of nature that has been observed since the decline of industrial activities.
Apartments heating and hot water are provided by an urban biomass heating network.
