PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY
ART’CHIPEL
NATURE, EVEN IN DENSELY POPULATED AREAS
In the heart of Marseille’s 8th arrondissement, the Art’Chipel project is bringing nature back into the city. Its six biomimetic and bioclimatic buildings are integrated into a wooded area. The site is accessed via footpaths that wind through wooded groves, aromatic shrubs and lawns. Designed with the well-being of residents in mind, a fitness trail and street furniture to foster social connection complete the development
- 344 homes
- A 57% increase in the site’s biodiversity after the work was completed
- 370 trees planted or kept
SOLLIÈS-PONT
DENSITY AND NATURE
It really is possible to strike a balance between housing supply and natural resources, as Nexity is proving with an innovative project for the new Laugiers ZAC eco-district. The project maintains and develops the historical network of canals used to irrigate cultivated plots of land so as to revitalise agricultural activity. A pedestrian walkway, soft mobility and smart management of building height: these various factors combine to create a pleasant living environment while meeting the need for new housing.
- 65% collective housing, 10% semi-collective, 10% grouped detached homes and 15% plots for development
- 44,000 sq.m of green space
- 30 “Ywood Résidentiel” low-carbon, timber-frame houses