Aux Entrepôts: Evoking the Site’s Industrial History

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HHF Architects [architect.]

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Computer filePublication details: UrbanNext, October 26, 2021.Description: 208 wordsISSN:

2575-5374

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Summary: Angular, shimmering brick façades in green, yellow, purple, and red give a strong identity to HHF Architects’ winning entry for part of the new master plan Parc du Simplon in Renens, Lausanne. The ruggedness and simplicity of the bricks are evocative of the site’s industrial history, while the glazed surfaces contribute to the lively atmosphere of the area.

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Active Public Spaces (281) ,
Switzerland (39) ,
Rooftop (42) ,
Renens (1) ,
Project (1170) ,
Modular housing (39) ,
Mixed use (27) ,
Livability (14) ,
Industrial context (94) ,
Flexibility (143)

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Contributors, Densities, Formats, HHF Architects, Middle Density, Project, Territory and mobility, Topics, Urban Paradigms.

Active Public Spaces, Brick, Circulation, Collective housing, Colour, Flexibility, Industrial context, Livability, Mixed use, Modular housing, Project, Renens, Rooftop, Switzerland, Urban Block.

Angular, shimmering brick façades in green, yellow, purple, and red give a strong identity to HHF Architects’ winning entry for part of the new master plan Parc du Simplon in Renens, Lausanne. The ruggedness and simplicity of the bricks are evocative of the site’s industrial history, while the glazed surfaces contribute to the lively atmosphere of the area.

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