E18 Portrait - La Coopérative de La Fontaine du Bac

Clermont-Ferrand (FR) - Special mention

La Coopérative de La Fontaine du Bac

Associates: Florian Durand (FR), Baptiste Cayrel (FR), Oskar Rischewski (FR), Nina Salachas (FR), Gaëtan Macabéo (FR) – architects

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"Our proposal is rethinking housing from the perspective of self-determination, through a methodology that seeks to embrace a profound change in the existing housing system, for the benefit of social and environmental justice, and the self-determination of its inhabitants. We conceived the Cooperative as a form of empowerment tailored to the Fontaine du Bac neighbourhood, but one that can also be replicated and adapted to other housing estates facing similar challenges. The project draws on the neighbourhood’s human and material resources, gradually giving tenants a say in the future of their neighbourhood."

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