La vie de Château, Gradignan

The ​“La Vie de Château” pro­ject in Gradignan, desi­gned by the firm Loci Anima, is an archi­tec­tu­ral ini­tia­tive loca­ted in the Bordeaux metro­po­li­tan area. This pro­ject is part of a sus­tai­nable deve­lop­ment approach focu­sed on har­mo­nious inte­gra­tion with the natu­ral envi­ron­ment.

Architecture in har­mony with nature
The concept of ​“La Vie de Château” is based on the idea of living within a sha­red gar­den, buil­ding with nature in a res­pect­ful and simple way. The goal is to create an envi­ron­ment where the boun­da­ries bet­ween park, city, pri­vate, and public spaces are blur­red, thus fos­te­ring smooth inter­ac­tion bet­ween them.

Program and fea­tures
Floor area: 18,486 m²
Program: 240 hou­sing units and retail spaces spread across 6 buil­dings
Client: Altae & Clairsienne
Location: Gradignan, France
Construction cost (excl. tax): €24.5 mil­lion
Competition date: 2013

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

Architect: Loci Anima
Structural engi­nee­ring: Khephren
Landscape archi­tects: EXIT

“La Vie de Château” in Gradignan illus­trates Loci Anima’s com­mit­ment to deve­lo­ping archi­tec­ture in har­mony with its envi­ron­ment, com­bi­ning func­tio­na­lity, aes­the­tics, and res­pect for natu­ral heri­tage.