Meudon, a beguinage of biodiversity

The pro­ject ​“Meudon, Béguinage de la Biodiversité”, desi­gned by the firm Loci Anima, is an inno­va­tive archi­tec­tu­ral pro­po­sal for the city of Meudon, in the Hauts-de-Seine. Although it was not selec­ted in the 2021 com­pe­ti­tion, it illus­trates Loci Anima’s vision of archi­tec­ture in har­mony with nature and its ter­ri­tory.

A calm urban com­po­si­tion
The pro­ject envi­sions a com­plex of 52 hou­sing units and 400 m² of com­mer­cial space, spread over a floor area of 3,151 m². Organized around a cen­tral public gar­den, it creates a pea­ce­ful haven condu­cive to convi­via­lity and bio­di­ver­sity. The buil­dings are desi­gned to inte­grate har­mo­niously into their envi­ron­ment, with facades made of ter­ra­cotta, a natu­ral and infi­ni­tely recy­clable mate­rial, and fea­tures pro­mo­ting the pre­sence of local flora and fauna.

Architecture orien­ted towards the future
​“Meudon, Béguinage de la Biodiversité” offers a vision of tomorrow’s hou­sing: well-expo­sed, natu­rally ven­ti­la­ted dwel­lings pro­vi­ding com­fort and qua­lity of life, while res­pec­ting the local eco­sys­tem. This pro­ject demons­trates Loci Anima’s com­mit­ment to sus­tai­nable archi­tec­ture sen­si­tive to envi­ron­men­tal and social issues.

The pro­ject reflects the approach of Françoise Raynaud, foun­der of Loci Anima, who deve­lops a concept of ​“post-indus­trial ani­mism,” aiming to esta­blish a res­pect­ful and sym­bio­tic rela­tion­ship bet­ween archi­tec­ture and its natu­ral envi­ron­ment.

Although not selec­ted, ​“Meudon, Béguinage de la Biodiversité” remains an ins­pi­ring example of res­pon­sible and huma­nis­tic archi­tec­ture.