By Andrea Fox, Gov1 Senior Editor
PARIS, FRANCE -- Landlords that need to make upgrades can give the firm Les Toits du Monde, as reported in Architectural Digest, permission to attach cost-effective prefabricated apartments to their buildings in exchange for needed renovations. The lower costs of production enables the firm to sell the parasitic apartment spaces at more affordable prices. About 40 percent less1.
The firm recently funded installation three of these apartments near the city’s Canal Saint-Martin as part of Stéphane Malka Architecture’s 3BOX project. The units are made from 100 percent recycled steel and are designed to fit gaps and vacant spaces around the existing buildings they attach to1. Each one also has a green roof.
Read the original story on the Architectural Digest website.
