Stanislas College Residence, Paris

Designed in 2015 by the archi­tec­ture firm Loci Anima, led by Françoise Raynaud, the Timber Residence for Collège Stanislas is an inno­va­tive student hou­sing pro­ject loca­ted in Paris’s 6th arron­dis­se­ment, near the Jardin du Luxembourg.
This 1,057 m² buil­ding, enti­rely construc­ted from wood, offers 60 student rooms dis­tri­bu­ted across seve­ral levels.

Nicknamed ​“The Nest,” the pro­ject takes ins­pi­ra­tion from the shape of a tree, with rooms ima­gi­ned as nests nest­led among the branches. This orga­nic design allows for har­mo­nious inte­gra­tion into the urban land­scape while crea­ting a soo­thing envi­ron­ment for its resi­dents.

The woo­den structure—made from bio-sour­ced, recy­clable materials—demonstrates Loci Anima’s com­mit­ment to sus­tai­nable deve­lop­ment. The choice of tim­ber also allo­wed for a light­weight and fast construc­tion pro­cess, per­fectly sui­ted to the constraints of the site.

Commissioned by Collège Stanislas, a his­to­ric pri­vate edu­ca­tio­nal ins­ti­tu­tion foun­ded in 1804, the resi­dence reflects the school’s ambi­tion to offer modern, envi­ron­men­tally res­pon­sible infra­struc­ture to its stu­dents.

With a construc­tion bud­get of €3,000,000, the Timber Residence for Collège Stanislas illus­trates Loci Anima’s abi­lity to deli­ver archi­tec­ture that merges inno­va­tion, sus­tai­na­bi­lity, and high-qua­lity living.