Prado Concorde

The accommodation architecture systematically gives pride of place to the external extensions of the dwellings so that residents can make the most of the advantages of the climate. A genuine outdoor room increases the habitability of each dwelling, a living space where everyone has their own tree providing shade at meal times.

To achieve this objective, the project exploits an innovative concept of a large balcony whose triangular geometry with variable cross-section takes up the efforts through cantilevers in line with the tree container built into its thickest part. This high- performance prefabricated concrete component is systematically offset between floors to allow enough air for each tree to grow.

The advantages of these balconies go beyond their practical use; the play between their offsets and inversions and the combination of triangular prisms floating one above the other bring movement and lightness to the façade like a flight of birds.

• 162 student campus rooms
• 143 privately-owned apartments
• + 522 private and public parking spaces

• Privately-owned housing: 10,000 m2
• Social housing: 6,000 m2 
• Retirement homes: 4,000 m2 
• Student campus: 4,200 m2 
• Montessori school: 1,000 m2
• Shops, businesses, offices: 3,000 m2

• 116 cantilevered terraces of 15 m2 (the equivalent of an extra room per dwelling);
• The variable cross-section terraces allow a tree to be planted in a metre of earth approximately;
• Planted at 3 m, they grow to 6 m;
• They will be arranged on the edge of the island facing the sunny side;
• Tree species: Laurus nobilis - Bay tree; the tree is especially interesting given its hardy foliage; it remains green all year long, forming a perfect screen, its flowers are perfumed and its leaves are edible and used in cooking.