Built in 2016 in Strasbourg in France, la Tour des Pêcheurs offers a mixed program within the historic district of Krutenau. Put on a narrow ground of 120 sq. metres, this small tower blends in its context while standing out by its materiality and its volumetry. Actually, the studio Dominique Coulon et associés designed a building in the high energy performances, with organic materials. The program: an architecture studio, apartments with a kitchen garden and a biological swimming pool on the terrace.

With a façade made of charred wood, the massive building seems complex: the partition of the project can’t be seen from the outside. The windows seem random but participate in the opening of the building on the street. “This transparency is borrowed from the Scandinavian countries where the inhabitants often place their most beautiful objects in front of the window” underline the architects.

Inside, rooms interlock with each others, but double heights allow to keep some fluidity altogether and a connection between the various spaces. With the visible structure, spaces are mainly made of concrete and wood. According to the architects, “the building seems to deceive contradictory data of the situation. It condenses this complexity and offers a joyful reading of it.”