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On the site of an abandoned paper factory on the banks of the Rhône river, a long-term community of art production takes root. Re-purposing the steel structure of a defunct warehouse designed by Gustave Eiffel, shared clusters of affordable housing cater to low-income families and artisans. Organized on an 8.0m grid, the steel and rammed-earth buildings are informally enclosed public open-air courtyards bound by the housing blocks, dedicated to exhibiting art produced on-site to visitors. Private artist studios en-suite to the bedrooms occupy the perimeter of the buildings, with various lighting conditions to suit a myriad of art forms and preferences, also serving as a buffer to the residential life contained within, filtered through the lens of artistic production.

Seven housing blocks contain 85 residential units, totaling 255 rooms with an average 25.69 m2 of private space each, reduced from the 32.5 m2 of private floor area per person on average in France. To facilitate this decrease, residences, ranging from one to eight bedrooms, share various degrees of amenities and facilities, including kitchens, bathrooms, laundry, gardens, and 1975 m2 of both individual and collective art studio workspace.