Stéphane Malka Architecture has been commissioned by the 16th Arrondissement of Paris to "plug-in" extensions into a 1970s residential block.
The extensions will be a mixture of bow-windows, loggias, galleries or rooms.
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The boxes will be made from wood particles, which allows them a "lightness and a great flexibility of implementation on site".
Each cube will factory-made to be directly inserted into the building.They have been made possible by the 2014 Access to Housing and Urban Renovation Act, which relaxed planning restrictions.
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Stéphane Malka Architecture noted that most buildings of this period had poor energy performance owing to the presence of thermal bridges, bad insulation and the old standard of windows.
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The architect has calculated that as well as increasing living room, the extensions will reduce energy use from 190 to 45KWh/m2/year.
Images courtesy of Stéphane Malka Architecture
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WoW! what a great concept. Provided the original structure can take the additional loads.