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Case study · Eco-district

Terres de Laya — Reinventing housing in an eco-district

Bouygues Immobilier · La Motte-Servolex (France)

74 homes, 3 buildings, big ambitions: shared allotment, car club, guest suite, residents’ lounge, biomass plant, lobby screens… Here’s how NeoHoods keeps the eco-district alive after handover.

The programme at a glance

  • Location
    Éco-Hameau des Granges, La Motte-Servolex (France)
  • Type
    New build · Certified eco-district
    Guest suite · Common room · Coworkingshared amenities
  • Client
    Bouygues Immobilier
  • 74homes
    3buildings

Key idea

An eco-district doesn’t end at handover. It starts when residents walk through the door — and every promise has to work in real life.

Our vision for tomorrow’s housing

Reinventing housing — for real

Between Lake Bourget and the Bauges mountains, Terres de Laya sets a demanding vision: an eco-district where community life, ecology and comfort show up in shared spaces, pooled services and a local biomass plant.

The programme brings together what makes an eco-district feel alive: a shared allotment, two club cars (hybrid and electric), a coworking hub, a residents’ common room, a guest suite for family and friends, a lobby screen wired to city life. On paper, it’s all there.

But promises only hold if they work day to day. How do you book the common room without ten emails to the manager? How do you share cars without friction? How do you monitor the pellet plant against eco-district commitments? How do you deliver real peace of mind — CCTV, access control — without weighing down daily life? And how do you ease neighbour-to-neighbour conversation, a strong resident expectation backed by local planning? That’s NeoHoods’ playing field.

From ambition to everyday use

The challenge

High ambitions — they still need to be lived

Without a single tool, shared uses slip back into informal channels: spreadsheets, WhatsApp groups, repeated requests to the syndic. The programme’s premium positioning slowly erodes.

On a certified eco-district it matters even more: the biomass plant, renewables and lobby screens carry real commitments — they must stay operable, measurable and visible to everyone.

The NeoHoods answer

One platform to run the eco-district

  • A resident portal that brings together bookings, notices, rules and access — for all 74 households.
  • Lobby screens fed from the same stream: city news, district life, plant and renewables indicators.
  • A security layer (UniFi cameras, access control, video entry) tuned for a premium residence — operated sustainably over time.

Terres de Laya ambitions, lived every day

Each eco-district ambition becomes a concrete habit for residents, backed by the NeoHoods platform.

  • Shared allotment

    Individual or collective plots, watering schedules, plant swaps, tool sheds. A digital layer to coordinate gardening and turn this patch of land into a real meeting place for neighbours.

  • Car club — 1 hybrid, 1 electric

    Two vehicles for 74 households: booking in a few taps, clear hand‑off rules, ways to handle peak‑time tension. The soft mobility promised by the eco-district becomes daily practice — not a intention statement.

  • Residents’ coworking

    Work outside your flat without leaving the estate: a bookable coworking space, readable house rules, a practical alternative to the café down the road.

  • Residents’ lounge

    Birthdays, workshops, film nights, AGMs: the common room becomes the heartbeat of the HOA. Transparent bookings, published bylaws, access handled without manual babysitting.

  • Guest suite

    Welcome family and friends without cramming your two‑bed flat: live availability, clear rules, temporary access codes for the stay.

  • Lobby screen

    Connected entrance hall: La Motte‑Servolex news, eco‑district life, practical HOA information. A screen that stays alive — not a poster frozen six months after delivery.

  • Plant room & renewables monitoring

    Pellet boiler, PV panels, rainwater recovery, green roofs. An eco-district commits to measurable outcomes — NeoHoods surfaces KPIs and flags drift.

  • Security & CCTV

    A premium address needs tangible peace of mind. Residents asked for it: UniFi cameras, lobby access control, video entry — calmly operated by NeoHoods.

  • Neighbour communication

    A strong expectation from residents and reflected in municipal planning. A stable, moderated channel for everyday coordination — without turning the syndic into a mailbox.

Residents’ daily life, simplified

Preview of the resident portal in the Terres de Laya context.

One web and mobile front door for 74 households: notices, spaces, cars, guest suite — everything in one place.

Booking → temporary access code: residents receive a slot‑bound PIN without manual intervention.

Syndic dashboard: space occupancy, reports, plant status — steer without burning out.

What changes for Terres de Laya

  • Spaces that actually get used

    The lounge, guest suite and coworking stay busy — not forgotten six months after handover.

  • An eco-district that keeps its word

    Biomass plant, renewables, lobby screen: commitments stay visible, measured and shared with residents.

  • Supported syndic, autonomous residents

    Repeated tickets fade away: people find information, book and chat on their own — managers focus on what matters.

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