Sharing our way of living
How can we continue to live in our homes while protecting the environment?
Like 58% of French people, you may live in a single-family home. But did you know that the construction of this type of housing destroys 30,000 hectares of nature every year? As a committed designer, Léa took up the challenge of the Zero Net Artificialization project for 2050.
Her progressive systemic approach involves all stakeholders (local authorities, residents, designers) in transforming our suburban neighborhoods into sustainable, user-friendly spaces.
Her idea? To create a way of life based on sharing, solidarity and respect for the environment, thanks to shared spaces, ecological food gardens, integrated renewable energies and soft mobility solutions.
This project has been selected as part of Design L'Expo 2025 and will be exhibited at La Cale 2 Créateurs from January 22 to March 9, 2025.
"
Léa's approach rethinks the connections between the scale of the city and the intimate scale of our lives.
"
Léa Desmars
2022 - 2024
Architecture and decoration project manager, work-study program, Aegide Domitys, Paris, France
2022 - 2024
Master’s Degree in Design, City Design, L’École de design Nantes Atlantique, Nantes, France
2022 - present
Self-taught tattoo artist
2019 - 2022
Visual Merchandiser, work-study program, IKEA, Orléans, France
2022
DN MADE Space (equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree in Design), L’École de design Nantes Atlantique, Nantes, France
2019 - 2021
2-year advanced diploma in Space Design, L’École de design Nantes Atlantique, Nantes, France
«The detached house model has been the standard of French individual housing for the past 50 years. Its ubiquitous presence has created a major challenge: how to counter urban sprawl and its effects (pollution, car dependency and social divide). Léa's approach rethinks the connections between the scale of the city and the intimate scale of our lives. She draws on individual determination and initiative to create a collective project. By deploying a series of test initiatives, the designer sets in motion a profound transformation to intensify usage.» Sophie Eberhardt, Director of cycle master City Design
Other projects
The Care Path Mediation Kit
Julie Le GallaisThe Care Path Mediation Kit (CPMK) aims to improve medical care for allophone patients (whose native language is différent to that of the community in which they live). Faced with the language barrier...
New local services in rural areas
Faced with a rapidly changing society and declining mail volumes, the French Post Office (La Poste), is initiating a reflection on the transformation of postal agencies or post offices in rural areas...
SWIMO: guiding children with autism at the pool
Cloé CordeyAccording to a study by the American Public Health Association, children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are 160 times more likely to drown than others. While swimming is compulsory in French...