Golden Cube, Boulogne-Billancourt, Parisian Student Housing, French Building

Golden Cube in Boulogne-Billancourt

Parisian Student Housing, France – design by Hamonic+Masson & Associés

4 May 2016

Golden Cube

Location: Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France

Design: Hamonic+Masson & Associés

Golden Cube in Boulogne-Billancourt

The guiding principles of these student halls of residence were standardisation, self-regulation and a maximisation of internal space. This project, with its 156 rooms in an 8-storey building taking up almost the entire plot, is no exception to this rule. There is nonetheless a secret garden, as the project coordinators, Loci Anima, were keen to reintroduce some biodiversity onto the island.

Every flat has an outdoor area. A 1.5-metre recess allowed us to include loggias along almost the entire façade. The building’s outline is blurred by the use of filters, water effects and openings in the perforated sheets of steel. It is also dotted with birdhouses. The occupants cannot interfere with them and they require no maintenance.

Golden Cube in Boulogne-Billancourt – Building Information

156 STUDENT HOUSING UNITS
Address: ZAC Seguin – lot A4 Est Boulogne-Billancourt, France Programme: 156 student dwellings + parking Developer: Nexity Project management Architect: Hamonic + Masson & Associés Co-ordinating architect : Loci Anima
Engineering consultant: Aretec Land surveyors: Legrand General contractors: Bouygues Bâtiment
Gross floor area: 3 200 m2 Cost: 4.5 M € HT Completion: 2014 Photographer: Sergio Grazia