Two Transformation Projects in Paris, France. 2021, 2022

Abstract

Plan Común, in collaboration with 51N4E, reminds us that the radical opportunities of transformation lie in knowing both when and what to replace. In the two collective housing reformations that follow, this decision has a material underpinning -the need to improve circulation systems or replace decaying building components- but also expounds a political will: to work with the identity and social fabric of strategically-located historic buildings. By introducing new scales of collective space, both projects alter the social experience of inhabitation beyond the confines of the individual unit.

Keywords

• reformation
• collective housing
• transformation
• student housing
• conditions for change