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WATER HIGHLIGHTS, Valorized Park

Why | To valorise a regional nature parc
What | Team management + analysis + strategy + visualisations of projects
Where | PNR Scarpe-Escaut, France
With |  ENSAPL
Who | For PNR Scarpe-Escaut

With the aim of creating a new mental map with all the qualities of the park territory, a complete analysis has been undertaken. There are 5 themes: the original landscape, the mining traces, the infrastructures, the activities and finally the housing.

After analyzing the subtle interlacing of the communication routes, our group reached the following issue: the water presence is barely visible and enjoyable even though water is the main feature of that Regional Natural Park (PNR).

So different strategies are suggested to highlight those qualities: jetties, pollard willows alignment, aquatic gardens with gangplanks, architectural heritage renovation (bridges, locks…), walk paths along the banks, structures for the navigation…

A project of marina at the PNR scale is developed at the junction of two canals. It makes it possible for the inhabitants to discover their region by navigating and also to offer a rest area to many sailors crossing the region (Dutch, Belgians and Germans).

From there, an aquatic route brings the visitors in the heart of the lands and until hiking roads. People walks and discovers successively marina, ornithological basin, small boats pond, quays with restaurants in town centre, fishing basin and finally, a nautical base already existing, created on a former mining site.

FLEXIMARKET, Active Square

Why | To design a market structure
What | Analysis + concept + model
Where | Lille, France
With |  ENSAPL
Who | For ENSAPL

We designed a folding and mutifunctional structure to create a temporary covered market on a square in Lille. Project in one week with a team of four people.

TRANSITION PARK, Relaxing Station Square

Why | To design a square/park at the back of a big station
What | Analysis + concept + model + construction details
Where | Rotterdam, the Netherlands
With |  TU-Delft
Who | For TU-Delft

To give sense back to the district at the back of the station, the residential, green and quiet nature is emphasized. In that way, the rear area becomes complementary to the main entrance of the station, which is located in the rather concrete-like business district of Rotterdam. Moreover the central station is about to be completely rebuild. It will welcome two new HSL (High Speed Lane) at the studied side of the station. The idea is to offer new facilities and a public garden. The garden is a place where to nicely kill the time for travelers but also a meeting place for the inhabitants.

The theme of the park is obviously the journey. Little follies-pavilions run along the garden and create new connections.

The follies would represent people’s mind opening out during their trips. They start closed and steady from a typical XIXth century Dutch house, then lose few by few their rigidity by developing through the park and finally arrive completely transformed at the new station.

These follies also welcome the arriving persons and structure the square which was quite messy.

They concentrate recreational activities like a newsagent, a florist, a taxi rank, an e-space, an art studio, a sweets and ice creams shop and an infobox for the new Arts Centre.

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