Aquitanis, Office public de l'habitat de Bordeaux Métropole, invites you to discover with the guide Yves Simone, the history of the city Paul-Boncour: from its construction in the 1930s to its transformation - in progress - into a new eco-friendly residential complexdesigned with residents and residents.
The city Paul-Boncour was built between 1929 and 1931, in the district of Queyries in La Bastide, by the architect of the office (and the City of Bordeaux) Jacques d'Welles. This city originally had 113 dwellings and 10 shops. These inexpensive, healthy, comfortable and pretty houses were intended for large and modest families, often workers.
Many buildings were demolished in the 1980s, due to deterioration and uncertainty about the future of the neighbourhood.
In 2015, while the right bank of Bordeaux was undergoing major changes, the remaining 30 dwellings (including a dozen occupied) showed signs of obsolescence and inadequate adaptation to the contemporary aspirations of the inhabitants. Their demolition was therefore decided as well as the construction of new housing.
To reinvest this heritage, take into account its history, its initial urban qualities and its social life, Aquitanis and the design offices gathered around the architect-urban planner Philippe Madec have chosen to design the project with the inhabitants and residents. We worked together towards a shared and eco-responsible project. It brings together 100 collective dwellings of which 88 in social rental and 12 in social and participatory ownership. Bioclimatic, they also implement simple and frugal techniques. 53 are now built or rehabilitated and inhabited.