ALPHA XXL / Mediterranean mixed block

Marseille, France

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ALPHA XXL / Mediterranean mixed block

Marseille, France

Firm

Rémy MARCIANO architect

Type

Residential › Apartment
Commercial › Retail

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2024

SIZE

500,000 sqft - 1,000,000 sqft

BUDGET

$10M - 50M

The project combines three architectural expressions that resonate with the urban challenges of the neighborhood. The first, a structural grid in white concrete, represents a Mediterranean identity and speaks of thickness, shadow, porosity, rhythm, and framing of the large landscape. It complements the thickness of the loggias and becomes the very language of the architecture. The second is a more restrained composition, allowing the poetic landscape of the area to emerge in the heart of the block. The last expression refers to a domestic scale, seen in the white concrete-roofed houses and the pathways through the project.
Entrances are highlighted through three passages distributing the halls and connecting to the interior garden. The landscape work (vegetable garden, green terraces, inner garden) allowed for special attention to circulation spaces, boundaries, and integration into the rich, holistic ecosystem of the commercial area. he low-carbon white concrete envelope allowed us to explore different sequences and ways of living. A dual challenge: to support the façades, shelter the loggias, and create a porous rhythm that is both urban and distinctly Mediterranean.
The white concrete lattice, cast in place, required a specific implementation and process, especially on the attic floors above the 15th level. It is a low-carbon white concrete, poured on site.
The upper part of the west wing of the project was created using a crenellated matrix.

Alfa is located within the factories in the extension of Euroméditerranée in Marseille.
It is a mixed and inclusive program comprising:
148 homes for sale, offering a variety of typologies and living situations, including ground-floor duplexes with private gardens, cross-through apartments open to the city and the sea, and rooftop houses.
1 commercial space
1 shared terrace of 200 m² and a shared room
1 vegetable garden managed by Merci Raymond
1 interior garden with a children’s play area