Olympe de Gouges University Residence, Toulouse Building, Student Housing, Architecture, Images
Olympe de Gouges University Residence in Toulouse
Student Housing Development in Occitanie, France – design by ppa ? architectures
22 Jan 2019
Olympe de Gouges University Residence
Design: ppa ? architectures
Location: Toulouse, Occitanie region, southern France
Olympe de Gouges University Residence
The project works at three scales: the campus, the buildings, the lodging.
Its ambition is to create an active and welcoming place to live, where each resident can appropriate their own space.

photo © Philippe Ruault
An open, urban project, an active campus. Two groups of buildings free up a park, which addresses the neighbourhood and encompasses the various student residences (1,000 lodgings in all). In the lee of the hill and extending out from the large central meadow, a communal living building houses rooms for student organizations. These facilities provide a structure for student activity and social life, nurturing conditions for an active, community campus.
photos © Philippe Ruault
A simple, rational and frugal architecture, generous buildings. The new buildings are suspended above the ground to facilitate the communal use of the campus. Each building wraps around a central garden with broad walkways (a vertical extension to the campus). Generous and welcoming, they provide access to and extend the private space of the individual lodgings.

photos © Antoine Se...