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| DATA Architects Image © ULGC / The Architecture Post |
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| 180 Housing Units For Students and Researchers, ZAC de la Gare de Rungis, Paris Image courtesy DATA Architects |
DATA Architects is a young Paris-based agency that envisions to change the contemporary architecture scene.
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| Housing for Students and Researchers, Paris, 2012 Image courtesy DATA Architects |
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| DATA Architects in Paris, France Image © ULGC / The Architecture Post |
The space is divided in three sections. The working space is a long and minimalist open space rectangular in form, dominated by computer stations. The layout of this space — computer stations placed in rows — facilitates continuous communication between the staff. Natural daylight is maximized through a large window and the white furniture, walls and columns.
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| Work stations Image © ULGC / The Architecture Post |
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| DATA Architects in Paris, France Image © ULGC / The Architecture Post |
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| working space Image © ULGC / The Architecture Post |
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| Working space Image © ULGC / The Architecture Post |
Colin Reynier tells me that this area is shared by two agencies: theirs and another young agency R-Architecture. Space sharing offers benefits to young architects such as sharing experiences, and, why not, collaboration.
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| Working space Image © ULGC / The Architecture Post |
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| Staff Image © ULGC / The Architecture Post |
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| Andrezieux ı Plan and rendered view © DATA Architects Image © ULGC / The Architecture Post |
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| Model | © DATA Architects image © ULGC / The Architecture Post |
I filmed the two founders in an area separated from the working space by a passage that leads to the building's other entrance door. This area functions as a meeting place and an archive room, with study and final building models lined along a large window, model storage, a large rectangular table in the middle and along the walls large images on panels of some of their projects.
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| La Seyne Sur Mer ı Nouveau Casino Image courtesy DATA Architects |
We take a look at the young practice's three recent projects: housing units, and two large private buildings. Just completed: 180 Housing units for students and researchers located in the ZAC (Urban Development Zone) de la gare de Rungis, Paris. A metallic building, triangular in form, with a central atrium.
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| Montrond | Nouveau Casino Image courtesy DATA Architects |
The two other projects are in progress. Two casinos. The first casino is announced to be completed in few months. Located in La Seyne-sur-Mer, France, the building will sit on a parcel of land that faces the Mediterranean Sea. The second casino, located in Giffaumont Champaubert, France, will be completed by 2014.
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| Montrond | Nouveau Casino Image courtesy DATA Architects |
The agency works in France. The ambition nevertheless is to develop projects internationally.
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| Montrond | Nouveau Casino Image courtesy DATA Architects |
Lassagne and Reynier love sport; they thus dream of building stadium in the nearing future. They add to have taken part in competitions to designing stadium, but they always finished second. Maybe a day…
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| Serlachius Image © DATA Architects |
In a time of crisis, developing projects for a young practice requires time, energy and a high dose of work. But the agency team is optimist and works hard, weekend included.
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| Rendered view of Andezieux Image © DATA Architecture |
While discussing with the founders, the staff, very busy, goes on working… certainly on new competitions.
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| Model of 180 Housing Units, ZAC de la Gare de Rungis, Paris Image © DATA Architects |
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| Rendered view of 180 Housing Units image © DATA Architects |
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| Rendered night view of 180 Housing Units Image © DATA Architects |
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| 180 Housing Units Image courtesy DATA Architects |
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| Rendered night view of La Seyne Sur Mer ı Nouveau Casino Image © DATA Architects |
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| Model of Montrond ı Nouveau Casino Image © DATA Architects |
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| Rendered view of Montrond ı Nouveau Casino Image © DATA Architects |
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