Experience | Chris Marker Residence - Le Fond de l’air est rouge

A social condenser built on top of a public bus amenity sets a new standard for student accommodation, emphasising spaces dedicated to communal living. From infrastructure to housing, technical complexity is mastered to the benefit of an environmental and social ambition. This creates a simple, formal and operational device, which makes urban density an opportunity rather than a promiscuity. Communal lounges on each floor and a variety of circulation modes give the building more the fluidity of a cruise liner than the harshness of a commuter town. The apartment's design turns accessibility standards into opportunity.

Eric Lapierre (1966) is an Architect, teacher, writer, curator and musician based in Paris and Lausanne. He co-founded Experience in Paris with Tristan Chadney and Laurent Esmilaire in 2020. He is an Associate Professor at EPF Lausanne (TEXAS chair) and Professor at ENSA Paris-Est. He teaches theory courses and design studio. He spent several years as a guest critic at Harvard GSD, where he was appointed to the Kenzo Tange chair in 2020. He has taught at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio and at several international schools. In 2019, he was the chief curator of Lisbon Architecture Triennial.

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This lecture is part of the School Lecture Series « COMMUNITY VOL.2 – Seven exemplary projects and case studies ».

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