The Boost Society, Vilogia, CROUS, Linkcity and Bouygues Bâtiment Sud Est have joined forces with Clément Vergély et al for creation of nearly 700 student housing units near the Porte des Alpes campus of the University of Lyon 2 (Rhône). Surface area: 20,000 m². Cost: nc Press release from the developers.
While the number of students increases each year, the shortage of housing is becoming more serious in the Lyon metropolitan area. The Métropole de Lyon is therefore aiming to build 4,850 housing units by 2029. The CROUS of Lyon and its partners have launched At the end of 2021, a consultation in the form of a Partnership Market in competitive dialogue for the development of new accommodation places for students near the Porte des Alpes university campus in Bron, east of Lyon.
Named winner at the end of 2022, the group composed of Vilogia (investor and social operator) Linkcity (project owner) and Bouygues Bâtiment Sud Est plans to build 690 student accommodations, half of which for The Boost Society (owner, operator) with its KLEY brand. Straddling the municipalities of Bron and Saint-Priest, this residence for students has strong environmental ambitions and aims to be a destination promoting quality of use in a true campus spirit through a range of services and activities various
The operation is part of a large-scale urban transformation project led by the Métropole de Lyon, which notably consists of the requalification of public spaces and the creation of spaces dedicated to biodiversity. The construction site, whose work began in January 2024, will be delivered in the summer of 2025. The residence will thus open its doors at the start of the following school year.
Shops at the foot of the building will make daily life easier for future users while opening the campus to the city. To create a destination location and allow all students to flourish in the best conditions, programmatic diversity and quality of use have been placed at the heart of the project with a range of services promoting their commitments in the associative and professional worlds. Activities linked to associations and the university will thus be offered on the project.
On the other hand, designed to become a real lively living space, promoting cohabitation and integration of students, common spaces will decorate the ground floors. The project also promotes healthy and local eating with the establishment of a shared vegetable garden.
The project was designed with the architectural agency Clément Vergély architects with JP Charrière/P. Jacob for the interior spaces and MOZ Paysage for the exteriors. The design of the buildings is intended to be both favorable to the well-being of residents, with landscaped spaces, but also to the environmental transition with the use of low-carbon concrete. The project has the Biosourced level 1 label and is part of the “Sustainable Habitat” standard of the Greater Lyon Metropolis. Part of the operation will be labeled Biodivercity.
Finally, part of the parking lot area on which the project is located will be de-artificialized in order to recreate open ground spaces.
