La ruche, Paris

The La Ruche pro­ject, desi­gned by the firm Loci Anima, is an archi­tec­tu­ral ini­tia­tive loca­ted in the 13th arron­dis­se­ment of Paris. This pro­ject was sub­mit­ted as part of the Réinventer Paris com­pe­ti­tion in 2015.

An orga­nic and sus­tai­nable archi­tec­ture
La Ruche is ins­pi­red by the struc­ture of a bee­hive, offe­ring a modu­lar and flexible orga­ni­za­tion. This hybrid buil­ding com­bines hou­sing, a reti­re­ment home, res­tau­rants, and an urban farm, thus crea­ting an inte­gra­ted urban eco­sys­tem. Its design aims to mini­mize the car­bon foot­print and free up ground space to pro­mote urban life.

Program and fea­tures
Floor area: 12,956 m²
Program: Housing, reti­re­ment home, res­tau­rants, urban farm
Client: ADIM Paris Île-de-France
Location: Paris 75013
Construction cost (excl. tax): €25,000,000
Competition date: 2015

A mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary team
The pro­ject was deve­lo­ped in col­la­bo­ra­tion with a team of experts:

Architect: Loci Anima
Structural engi­nee­ring: Bateg
HVAC engi­nee­ring: Alto Ingénierie
Roof consul­tant: Les Toits Vivants

La Ruche embo­dies Loci Anima’s vision of living, inte­gra­ted, and envi­ron­men­tally res­pect­ful archi­tec­ture. Although this pro­ject was not selec­ted, it remains an ins­pi­ring example of sus­tai­nable and inno­va­tive archi­tec­ture.