Les Grisettes development
location
Les Grisettes / Montpellier / France
development authority
SERM
brief
masterplan + architectural coordination + architect, public spaces
programme
130.000 m2 of housing + 2.000 m2 of commercial space + 20.000 m2 medical centre
area
14,5 ha
cost
13 M€ (public spaces)
architect /urban designer
Richez_Associés
bureau d’études
Ingérop
EcoQuartier 2015 label, by the Ministère du Logement, de l’Egalité des territoires et de la Ruralité
EcoQuartier 2011, winner « Nature en ville » award
Press
In an agricultural area situated 10 minutes from the centre of Montpellier and linked to it by line 2 of the city’s tram system, Les Grisettes was designated as a location for the development of 1,500 housing units.
La Grande Rambla des Grisettes links the tramway station to the vines of the Mas Nouguier. It is a large open public space under a canopy of pine trees and is bordered by a collection of apartment buildings with far-reaching views.
Elsewhere on the site, smaller streets of low-rise housing developments feature their own private gardens and terraces. A way of life in a densely built neighbourhood characterised by its vines and pines, which has proved extremely popular with buyers.