The town of Gignac-la-Nerthe is located in the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône, about 20 km northwest of Marseille. Historic natural stone buildings can be found often in this region. Yet, they were previously absent in the residential area bordering the western urban fringe. Here, Régis Roudil and his architectural office designed subsidised housing for eight apartments. Quite untypical to the...