This is 17 avenue des Minguettes.
Built in 1964, this 12-storey tower has never been renovated.
Considered purely functionalist and soulless, it is nevertheless an extraordinary building.
Let me introduce it to you.
On the ground floor is Georges' grocery store.
My vegetables are fresh!
After resisting as well as possible the supermarkets, it is now finding success thanks to local production.
On the 3rd floor lives Caroline.
Her excessive passion for cacti is hardly appreciated by Panosse and Bernard, her two cats.
On the 8th floor is Monique's den.
She first inhabitants of the tower and has never left it.
Since the death of her husband, she has dedicated her love to tropical plants.
On the 12th and top floor of the tower is Martin's apartment.
His enthusiasm for the vegetable garden is exalted, to the point where pots and seedlings have taken possession of his home.
You are certainly wondering why this building is so extraordinary?
In order to answer this question, you need to have a look at the roof.
Cacti, tropical plants, lemons, mangoes and other exotic fruits and vegetables
grow in the greenhouses set up by the inhabitants on the roof.
This 13th floor is their own place of interaction and sharing which makes this tower so unique.
And you, when are you building your 13th floor?