Chateau-le-Lez Housing

Attempting to invest in speculative housing with a measure of formal invention is generally a thankless enterprise. However, the design for this new apartment block uninhibitedly explores materials and nature. […] The architect’s proposal followed a logical pattern based on making the most economical use of the site and exploiting techniques of prefabrication. […] The most radical aspect of the scheme is the treatment of the exterior as a massive rock face that will eventually bloom into a spectacular vertical garden.

International Architecture Yearbook, 2002