Villa n°5- Fort Numérique

The building has an elliptical shape and is part of a system of similarly-shaped structures in-between the former bastion buildings, defining the neighbourhood’s identity. This layout converges the perspective lines on the landscape and supports a compact enclosure.
The building, spreading over six floors, consists of an extruded volume, called the “core”, accommodating the apartments, and an asymmetrical “virtual” structure defined by continuous balconies. The façades intrinsically provide a certain depth that contributes to the building’s perceived landscape dynamics and its organic beauty. The façade wraps around the core in a continuous and symmetrical movement, while the balcony structure is surrounded by a free- rising, organic mesh-structure reminiscent of a bird’s nest. The project is following the curved geometry typical of the architectural style of the entire complex. The hedges bordering the private gardens on the ground floor feature different varieties of bamboo planted behind a low fence and blending into the general landscaping approach. The building complex is part of an innovative, environmentally-friendly neighbourhood with high quality of life, featuring apartments widely open to the city and the surrounding landscape.