Petit Bourg Belvederes, Valenciennes

The Les Petits Bourgs Belvédères pro­ject, desi­gned by the firm Loci Anima, is an archi­tec­tu­ral ini­tia­tive loca­ted in Valenciennes, in nor­thern France. This pro­ject is set within an urban down­town context, cha­rac­te­ri­zed by a hete­ro­ge­neous fabric, varying buil­ding heights, and an old par­cel layout, giving the pro­ject a par­ti­cu­lar uni­que­ness.

Architecture in har­mony with its envi­ron­ment
The pro­ject stands out by crea­ting a mul­ti­tude of small buil­dings that reflect the spe­ci­fic cha­rac­ter of Valenciennes, esta­bli­shing new land­marks. These varying heights offer views of the city from bel­ve­deres while ope­ning up a pedes­trian shop­ping street under the open sky. This orga­ni­za­tion high­lights the city by pri­vi­le­ging visual axes, thus fos­te­ring har­mo­nious inte­gra­tion into the urban land­scape.

Program and fea­tures
Floor area: 18,400 m²
Program: Retail, senior hou­sing, 82 resi­den­tial units
Client: ING Real Estate
Location: Valenciennes, France
Construction cost (excl. tax): €30 mil­lion
Building per­mit date: 2008
Certifications: BBC (Low Energy Building)

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

Architect: Loci Anima
Structural engi­nee­ring: Khephren
Fluid and energy engi­nee­ring: Elithis
Cost esti­ma­tor: Seychaud et Bossuyt

Les Petits Bourgs Belvédères illus­trate Loci Anima’s com­mit­ment to deve­lo­ping archi­tec­ture in har­mony with its envi­ron­ment, com­bi­ning func­tio­na­lity, aes­the­tics, and res­pect for urban heri­tage.