Le Méditerranée

The Méditerranée residence, comprising 547 housing units, is strategically located near the Gare de l'Est in Marseille, identified as a critical urban development site in the city's 1949 urban plan. Built on land that housed diverse industrial activities until the 1960s, the project is named after the Mediterranean Forges and Shipyards, which relocated to industrial areas in Canet. The collaboration of several architects on this project led to the formation of Atelier 9, founded by Georges Lefèvre, one of the earliest multidisciplinary groups in Marseille that played a significant role in the evolution of architectural practice.