Renovation of the Gilbert Monchaux residence

Double-skin cladding, attractive on both sides
The social-housing building is identified by the screen in front of the façade. The frame of the screen, also made of galvanised steel, is set well in front of the façade. For the cladding, the architect selected double-walled terracotta Maestral cladding elements in an orange-red colour. They are placed horizontally, either in traditional fashion with open joints, or as openwork elements providing screen walls in front of the bathroom windows. They also give a framework to the living-room windows. The Maestral system guarantees perfect resistance to wind and ensures durability, with no need for maintenance.
The inside corner of the face angle has been used as the hinge element. Triangular loggias constitute connecting elements. The horizontal profiles of the screen underline these connections.
The elements on the two top floors were considerably reorganised. In this double attic which is now covered with anthracite burnished zinc, inlets have been created and areas set back from the rest, and highlighted by coloured coatings.