Research project
Research — Bioclimatic architecture — 2022
The Inhabited Plinth
Location
Angers, France
Area
450 m²
The Concept
A foundation, normally, stops the living world in its tracks: it digs, it pours, it seals. What if it did the opposite? How can we design housing that actively enhances the biodiversity of its neighborhood rather than destroying it? This project explores the notion of an inhabited plinth: a building whose foundations become ecological corridors, where the boundary between interior and exterior dissolves in favor of the living world.
What this project explores
- Integration of vegetation as a structural design element
- Passive energy management: light, ventilation, water
- Adaptability of spaces over time
Developed as part of a training programme in architecture
"The goal was not to place a building on the land, but to extend the living ground through the inhabitable space."
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