E07 | | Passive houses - Le Havre

Rethinking a so-called sensitive neighbourhood's photography by integrating new houses that meet ecological norms, together with the will to promote social diversity, is what many towns publicly aim for. In Le Havre, France, the urban renovation programme has thoroughly changed the Henri-Dunant neighbourhood with a new hamlet made of individual wooden houses. Heading this project, a pioneer of eco-responsible town planning: Philippe Madec.