Needless to say, the little land still available in Paris will be used mainly to plant trees, shrubs, grass and no longer to construct a building. Green on the ground, above all, whenever possible, to cool the city, absorb water, preserve biodiversity, firmly insists on the new Parisian local urban planning plan (PLU), labeled “bioclimatic”, and put to a vote of the Paris Council, on Wednesday. November 20. To produce even more affordable housing, that other priority of the city’s mayor, Anne Hidalgo, and her majority (socialist, communist and environmentalist), it was necessary to invent something else.
What if looking up, imagining an extra floor in this suburban building, or three more floors in this 1960s bar, would allow more families to stay and live in the capital? This is the commitment of the city councils and the urban planning department, which introduced in the new urban planning standard the one that should shape Paris for the next fifteen or twenty years and promises 2,830 homes per year (including 2,400 social homes). , two articles that encourage the elevation of existing buildings.
Since the issue of height is delicate, let’s clarify it from the beginning: the Parisian ceiling, under pressure in particular from environmentalists, is once again set at 37 meters, after debates on the possibility of raising it to 50 meters. With this established, two reservoirs were identified to be built a little further upstream.
The first refers mainly to the owners’ assets, these large complexes built between the years 1950 and 1980. In these neighborhoods where the opposite is far away, it is possible to enhance the neighbor’s living room without darkening it. Therefore, on condition of creating housing, the text provides for the possibility of building up to three additional floors, above the authorized dimensions (within the limit of 37 meters). The second refers to streets more than 12 meters wide. Also in this case, also in the case of housing, if the owner also commits to greening, it will be possible to add a floor above the authorized size.
Limit the carbon cost of construction
Opponents of M’s policyme Hidalgo does not finish denouncing overdensification of the city. Construction on roofs is already practiced. The metropolis of Lyon has also been promoting it since spring 2023, in a context in which land becomes scarce and expensive, where limiting the carbon cost of construction and financing the energy renovation of buildings is a necessity. In Paris, Habitat Social Français (HSF), a subsidiary of the real estate agency of the city of Paris (the second largest property owner in the capital), has specialized in this type of operation.
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