Apartment building Paul-Clairmont

The elongated, tiered form of the building reflects the shape of the site as well as the different scales of the surrounding buildings. The three to seven-story stair cores are interconnected by an internal street on the ground floor with a shared representative main entrance. The southwestern side of the building features projected self-supporting balconies, which also serve as a unique decorative element and significantly influence the layout inside the house. The checkerboard arrangement of balconies creates two-story spaces that, despite their large projections, allow daylight to penetrate deep into the residential units. The balconies, the size of a room with human-height railings, ultimately create a space with the character of a private atrium. Prominent window openings provide immediate connectivity to the surroundings. The distinctive balconies have given a unique character to otherwise typically arranged apartments.