48 dwellings, student residence and Frida Kahlo school complex in Bordeaux

Block 8.10 is located in the Armagnac Sud district of Bordeaux Euratlantique. It combines a School complex, housing and a student residence in a layout that organises public openness towards the park and residential privacy. Planting extends into the heart of the block and onto the roofs, forming a continuous landscape. The architecture addresses the mixed programme through a unified grid and largely prefabricated construction systems.

  • Perspective of Mixed-Use Blocks in Bordeaux, showing timber-clad mid-rise volumes opening onto a landscaped park with tall pines and active public spaces.
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    Perspective of an outdoor basketball court in the Mixed-Use Blocks, Bordeaux, framed by metal fencing with timber-clad housing blocks in the background.
    Entre chien et loup
    Street-level view of Mixed-Use Blocks in Bordeaux, showing brick and timber façades with recessed loggias, planted base and tree-lined public walkway.
    Entre chien et loup
  • Construction site of the Mixed-Use Blocks in Bordeaux, with concrete frames, tower cranes and open ground foreground showing the urban redevelopment phase.
    Frida Kahlo school complex and housing under construction in Bordeaux, with gridded façades, cranes and new planting extending into the block.
    Block 8.10 construction site in Bordeaux, with prefabricated buildings rising behind railway tracks, site cabins and former industrial sheds.
  • Process mock-up for Mixed-Use Blocks in Bordeaux, showing two-storey facade with prefabricated concrete, red brick, metal frame loggia and large openings.
    Bricklayers install a perforated red-brick screen within a concrete and metal façade at the Frida Kahlo school complex in Bordeaux.
    Block 8.10 in Bordeaux: prefabricated concrete façade grid with deep-set red window frames and railings, photographed during construction.
  • Exposed timber beams and floor frame a glazed interior under construction at Frida Kahlo school complex, overlooking Bordeaux housing.
    Exposed timber post-and-beam structure and floor define an open interior under construction at the Frida Kahlo school complex, Bordeaux.
    Frida Kahlo school complex, Bordeaux: covered walkway with timber soffit and cladding, concrete columns and red metal window frames during construction.
  • Site plan of the Mixed-Use Blocks in Bordeaux, showing compact urban blocks, public spaces and rail tracks integrated into the surrounding city fabric.

    Site plan

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  • Axonometric drawing of Mixed-Use Blocks in Bordeaux, showing three tower volumes, a stepped courtyard podium, and a linear wing facing landscaped public space.

    Axonometric view

  • Ground floor plan of the Frida Kahlo School complex in Bordeaux, showing articulated school, housing and student residence volumes around planted courtyards.

    Ground floor plan

  • Ground floor plan of the Frida Kahlo School complex in Bordeaux, showing L-shaped housing and student residence wings framing courtyards and outdoor play areas.

    1st floor plan

  • Plan view of the Bordeaux Frida Kahlo School complex and housing, showing L-shaped and linear wings, circulation cores and landscaped courtyards.

    2nd floor plan

  • Plan drawing of the Frida Kahlo School complex and housing in Bordeaux, showing L‑shaped residential wings, central circulation cores and landscaped courtyards.

    6th floor plan

  • Longitudinal elevation of the Bordeaux housing, student residence and Frida Kahlo School complex, showing stacked volumes, glazed bases and planted courtyards.

    East elevation

  • Longitudinal elevation of the Bordeaux housing, student residence and Frida Kahlo School complex, showing stepped volumes, regular grids and planted courtyard.

    West elevation

  • Elevation drawing of the Frida Kahlo School complex in Bordeaux, showing stacked volumes, student housing tower and planted edges facing the park.

    North elevation

  • Elevation drawing of the Bordeaux housing, student residence and Frida Kahlo School complex, showing a regular grid façade above a transparent ground floor with trees.

    South elevation

  • Axonometric detail of a prefabricated façade bay for the Bordeaux housing and Frida Kahlo School complex, showing window module, frame and structural joints.

    Housing detail axonometric view

  • Axonometric façade section of the Bordeaux housing, student residence and Frida Kahlo School complex, showing prefabricated slabs, glazed bays and metal balconies.

    School building detail axonometric view

Project details

  • Address
    26 rue Célestin Freinet, Bordeaux, Gironde
  • Dates
    Under construction since 2025
  • Programme
    48 dwellings, 182 student rooms, 20-class school complex, restaurant, sports hub
  • Surface area
    12,840 m2
  • Budget
    25 M€
  • Regulatory framework
    RE 2020 niveau 2025 – Cep – 30 %
  • Labels
    NF HQE Habitat 9*, Bâtiment frugal bordelais 2 feuilles
  • Notable details
    Photovoltaic panels, bio-based insulation, low-carbon concrete, retention roof, timber structure and timber frame façade for the facility

Credits

  • Client
    Bouygues Immobilier
  • Project management
    Tectoniques (architect), Cobe (Construction scheduling and coordination, works execution management for housing), Land'act (landscape architect), Premières Bases (timber structure), Egis (Complete construction design phases), Passivea (sustainability consultant), Oteis (Building services – construction phase), Aïda (acoustic consultant), Cuisinorme (kitchen designer)

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