Europan 14: Productive Angers

The preparation / La préparation

Angers, France

THE S I TE I S OPENED U P TO A RA NG E OF STA K EHOL DERS TO DREA M A ND C REATE A S H A R E D V IS IO N ( Y E A R 0 -2 )

THE OPPORTUNITY

Angers has the great fortune of having Saint-Serge. While many cities have pushed production out of their city centres, turning former industrial areas into housing or offices the industrial area of Saint-Serge offers Angers a huge opportunity. The opportunity to create a new neighbourhood that demonstrates a unique collaboration between production, living, working and play. A place that drives innovation, takes advantage of the shared economy, and benefits the whole of the city to strengthen Anger’s position as the productive heart of the region.

Production in cities is changing in two ways. Firstly, it is embracing a new relationship with local markets through ‘value’ and locally produced food and products. Now, on-demand manufacturing and fabrication can outcompete against mass produced imports. Local production can also capture a certain form of ‘waste’ and re-purpose it, embracing the circular economy or even avoid waste through fixing technology first. Secondly, it is the importance of knowledge based specialisation which may target a particular industry. In the case of Angers this may be high-tech or agricultural expertise. Knowledge and technical based spin-offs can be exported, offering income

through services and technical production. Importantly, the knowledge should have a base in the local market which allows it to quickly test and prototype its products.

Therefore, we have designed a strategic process that involves three steps: • PREPARING - where the site is opened up to a range of stakeholders to dream and create a shared vision; • CULTIVATION - where ideas defined in the vision are prototyped; • HARVESTING - where the prototypes result in concrete interventions.

The process is iterative and involves stakeholder engagement, sharing responsibilities and allowing space for failure, learning through doing, and looking for regular feedback as the project is developed in order to adapt.

The transformation for the Saint-Serge district will maintain existing jobs and industry, build on its strengths and assets and encourage the current business to take advantage of these new trends. The transformation will be a co-creation process allowing space for innovation and experimentation. It will create a quality urban and landscape environment, that is well connected to the city centre and surrounding neighbourhoods, and attract new residents and activities to ensure Saint-Serge becomes a leading productive area of the 21 century.

PROCESS - YEAR 1-2

The first step focuses on divergence and opening the door to input and contributions from all possible stakeholders to facilitate dialogue. It is the moment when a wide range of ideas and perspectives are explored. The ideas are tabled and stakeholders have the liberty to dream openly. Interviews, expert groups, focus groups, talks, walks, debates, exhibitions, presentations and parties fuel this reflection, allowing stockholders a range of opportunities to communicate. We synthesise all of this into a small number of themes representing the feedback. Finally, key stakeholders

For a successful transformation, we need to position ourselves within the dynamics of a site owned by a range of public and private actors, which have to meet the needs of the city, surrounding neighbourhoods, and the region. A masterplan will not be sufficient to allow for the transformation required. Even if a masterplan was perfect, it would not bring the stakeholders together and build value. There is no shortage of great ideas; the challenge is to find the ones that resonate with the actors and context.

STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION PLANNING APPROACH

1/ Inception

2/ Research

3/ Framing

Opportunities

4/ Exploration

5/ Dialogue

Focus + working groups

Workshops

6/ Documentation

7/ Implementation

Narratives Finance Hypotheses

Debates Sketches

Vision document

Processes

Interviews Breaking up complexity into distinct themes

Analysing elements of the system

Firstly, the ‘institutional entrepreneur’ is identified to drive and take responsibility for the process. Often this is a public actor, in this situation we assume ALM (AngersLoire Metropole) will take this role. With the institutional entrepreneur, we map stakeholders in terms of power and interest, and plan out specific engagement events including the first steps. Secondly, the site is opened to the general public through communicating with the business, landholders and public actors via interviews or focus groups. It is then opened to residents (neighbours) and users (clients/business employees) through walks, talks and workshops. Later, the conversation will be expanded to include further stakeholder outreach, and events and exhibitions.

As the actors have a diverse range of interests, an independent development agency is proposed with representatives from the Ville d’Angers, ALM, SOMINVAL,

CHARACTER AREAS IN TRANSFORMATION

The contents of these panels represent how this proposed process could be carried out across the five character sites. If it was applied in reality, the outcomes may be very different. Nevertheless, while the scenarios may change, the process would be very similar. Stage 1, preparation and quick wins, focuses on finding ways to maximise opportunities for production, key connections, and new synergies across the site and between the actors.

WHOLESALE MARKET

SAINT-SERGE ACTIF

BOULEVARD GASTON RAMON

FOURS À CHAUX

LA DOYENNÉ

The wholesale market is a major economic driver and asset for the region and Angers.

The initial phase involves working with SOMINVAL, market users and ALM to set the vision and path for future transformation.

Preparation projects focus on improving connections to the site and activation events.

The Food Dome will be created as a centre for discussion, engagement, and events. It will also be the home of the first Angers Festival of Local Produce.

The Saint-Serge Business Park currently has a number of retail and logistics businesses.

The site is subject to flooding and the land is in mainly private ownership. Preparation involves working with existing businesses and landowners to understand their operations, needs, and aspirations to develop a shared vision that considers opportunities for intensification and collaboration. A number of catalyst projects, such as identity signage, is also proposed in preparation for the next phase.

The Boulevard has challenges with appearance, adjacent underused land, pedestrian and cycle connectivity, and parking. It will also be significantly impacted from the new motorway junction in 2025. The preparation phase involves working with land owners and other stakeholders to identify challenges, opportunities and develop a vision, as well as activation projects to test possible uses. New signage and way-finding to help legibility and encourage people to walk and cycle will be developed.

A former limestone quarry, there are challenges with contaminated soil and access.

The existing concrete plant is an asset and is to remain onsite. The preparation stage involves engagement and site activation with actors, institutions and surrounding communities.

Catalyst projects include the construction of a temporary path across the site from Monplaisir, community events, work to remediate the land, the conservation of the lime kilns, as well as constructing simple structures for meetings and engagement events.

A large site with significant underused areas that is home to Cité de la Solidarité. The area will be affected by the new junction in 2025.

The first step is to establish a shared vision with stakeholders on the site. Preparation projects include improving access, legibility and connecting with the existing community organisations and local residents and to run an activation program that could involve urban gardening and festivals.

Governance

Complex systems

Identifying momentum

STAKEHOLDER APPROACH

ALDEV, private actors, the universities, the innovation units (Vegepolys + Cité de l’Object Contecté), and others. The development agency will help drive the development process, fund activities on the site, connect actors, and communicate the vision. The development agency is responsible for the success of the project and is independent from the political process. The objective is that the development agency will run on a balanced budget and at zero (or low) cost to the taxpayer. Not all stakeholders will be interested in following a co-creation process, however, without co-creation it may be difficult to find common values.

CHARACTER AREAS

Themes

Institutional entrepreneurs

(representing the main interests for the sites) are brought together for a co-creation workshop over a number of days. The result is a vision document that provides the foundations for the following two steps, Cultivation and Harvest.

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Exploring themes with partners + stakeholders

Co-creating vision of new system

Synthesising output

Assisting development

SHORT-TERM SPATIAL VISION

Connect Activate Community Employment Placemaking Mix Branding of site through signage

Chabada + La Solidarite outside event forum

Identify underused sites

Temporary pocket parks

Identify site for pilot project

Work with owners to identify opportunities for intensification

Horticulture community gardens

Plant tree seedlings for temporary forest

Signage ‘Welcome to Angers’

Events: Angers film shorts

New soft links towards river Mains

Temporary landscape in mobile boxes Biofood Sunday market

Temporary green connection

Festival of local produce Temporary green connection

Unused material trading spot

Temporary food dome Temporary green connection

Convert into green connection

Heritage wall conservation

Community strengthening workshop events

Temporary green connection

Maintain concrete plant

Signage + wayfinding

Temporary structures and activity Begin cleaning of warehouses for reuse

Community workshops

East-West connection path

Begin basic rehabilitation of site

Temporary urban farming

THEMATIC AMBITIONS ACTIVATE - A LABORATORY FOR PRODUCTION AND LIVING

With excellent connections at the local, urban and regional scale, a neighbourhood that is safe and easy to walk around. A place with easy access to the town centre, La Tournerie and surrounding neighbourhoods. A pioneer in new logistic methods to ensure efficient deliveries across the city and region, minimising vehicle use and traffic.

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COMMUNITY - A DIVERSE PLACE FOR EVERYONE

A living laboratory, where new ideas, particularly in the fields of technology, food, logistics, design, and construction can be tested. A place that is constantly evolving with space for experimentation, and rapid-prototyping. Connected with the universities and training organisations, the innovation units (Vegepolys + Cité de l’Object Contecté) and a leader in the sharing and circular economy.

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EMPLOYMENT - AN INNOVATION LEADER WITH PRODUCTION AT ITS HEART

Celebrating the areas heritage and diversity, with access to cultural facilities for the community as well as quality parks and recreation space for residents and workers. Community building will be supported by a program of events and festivals that will celebrate the qualities of Saint-Serge, as well as the local products such as food.

PLACEMAKING - A RESILIENT AND UNIQUE PLACE

Production will be at the heart of Saint-Serge and it will be known for its connection between knowledge, innovation and making. It will drive the economy of the city and lead the region as home to new businesses and startups and train people for jobs in surrounding neighbourhoods. The site will maximise efficiency by using circular economy principles to minimise waste with shorter and more sustainable economic chains

TIMELINE OF POSSIBLE SCENARIO

MIX - AN ADAPTABLE MIXED-USE LIVING + WORKING NEIGHBOURHOOD

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A unique local identity with quality built form and celebrating landscape and natural assets including the Maine River waterfront. A green connection will link the historic city, Saint-Serge and La Tournerie. Mitigation measures will minimise damage from flooding and water retention techniques will be used on site.

A place of production, working, living, and recreation that has a mix of new typologies creating unexpected positive relationships. An area that can evolve and experiment, responding to changing demographic and economic conditions.

The sharing of space and assets during the different hours maximises opportunity for a range of activities and creates a vibrant and attractive neighbourhood.

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CONNECT - WELL CONNECTED WITH EFFICIENT MOVEMENT AT ALL SCALES

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Redefine themes

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Development of Vision document

Expression of interest to join the development agency

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Sign memorandum of understanding amongst major stakeholders on the vision of the site Development identity + branding

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Public screenings and presentations of food and local entrepreneurship related ideas.

Building the food dome

Adapt vision document based on feedback

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Engage consultant advice: water, mobility, pollution, available sites...

Feedback on the vision document from stakeholders

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Define additional technical reports

Themes definition

Stakeholder co-creation event

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Internal Kick-off workshop

Interviews with key stakeholders.

Discuss available empty sites

Theme development, workshop with stakeholders

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Background research, stakeholder mapping + data collection

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Engagement through social media and website

Research

PUBLIC GATHERING EVENT

#Angers Makes

Signage + wayfinding

Public walks for residents + users

Build temporary North-South path (on rail line) and West-East path

OPEN FOOD DOME

Public food based workshops on local produce and saving food waste

FESTIVAL OF LOCAL PRODUCE

Community trial gardens - using vertical growing

Community based temporary furniture construction workshops for use in public spaces

PUBLIC PRESENTATION EXHIBITION OF THE VISION

Surfactant enhanced aquifer remediation on Fours à Chaux site

Public discussions in La Solidarite and Chabada culture center

Reusing municipal site for leftover material storage and trade

Opening up the heritage to the visitors

Dialogue RAIL LINE PATH

Construction

‘DIY’ WORKSHOPS

SHARED COMMUNITY GARDENS

SOIL REMEDIATION USING ‘SEAR’ METHOD

LEFTOVER MATERIAL BANK IN PUBLIC ND

REDISCOVER Y OF NDSCAPE AROUND RELICS OF LIME KILNS

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I DEA S THAT A RE DEF I NED I N THE V I S I ON A RE BEI NG PROTOTY PED ( Y E A R 2- 5 )

PROCESS - YEAR 2-5

The second step, Cultivation, creates the space for emergence, testing ideas, and learning. In this stage, a few key ideas that were identified in the vision will be explored through transitional projects. Some of these projects may be a success and become prototypes for more concrete constructions preparing the ground for Step 3. Other projects will fail, however, any losses will occur before significant investment is made. The key will be to take the lessons and build upon the successes for the to the next stage.

In this phase, the stakeholders are able to find new possible ways to collaborate, and space to explore and test new ideas. This is particularly important in the areas of urban logistics, production, new functions of the wholesale market, the circular economy and waste. This process is designed to ensure the transformation is not just ‘business as usual’, but that it enables Saint-Serge to become a leading incubator of ideas and the future of the productive city. It is

also a phase where new skills can be shared among stakeholders and training of locals residents for employment and jobs in the future stages can take place.

The transitional projects are not kicked off at once, but during an annual call for projects based on a theme and the available space. In this way, both big and small projects can happen co-currently. These transitional projects are likely to be taken on by entrepreneurs whom are able to move quickly. As the entrepreneurs may lack experience, they are offered strategic support through an onsite business incubator. Like tech startups, they will be helped to map out risk, define development strategies, communications, funding, and business models to ensure that the projects have greatest chance of success.

All projects are test cases for more permanent interventions. Alongside the call for projects, technical studies into the challenge of flooding, logistics and accessibility, landscape design, and densification can be developed.

STAKEHOLDER APPROACH

THE PRODUCTIVE CITY

The development agency is the ‘bridging actor’ connecting site owners and possible project entrepreneurs, and reaching out to stakeholders to understand and measure what is working. Regular communication events help to keep stakeholders up to date and to provide transparency in the process.

Within each area, an action group is developed that focuses on the specific issues of that area of the site (for example on SOMINVAL, Fours à Choux, La Doyenne). This action group brings together neighbours, businesses, organisations, interest groups and the development agency around concrete problems, and looks at ways of pushing their own specific challenges. To bring users and residents to the site, events are held such as festivals, learning groups, presentations and exhibitions. This continues throughout the process and ensures that there is always a reason to visit the site.

Here we build on the functions of the productive city that are to remain on the site (such as the MIN and the cement works) while testing new forms of production. This also means that any re-zoning and planning policies are reviewed at this stage to protect certain productive land uses that have a much lower real-estate value than housing or offices. Research and pilot projects are undertaken into new methods of logistics, manufacturing and waste with local actors as well as universities, institutions and private companies.

CIRCULAR SAINT-SERGE

We propose 3 Circular Economy flows for the project area: 1 . MATERIAL FLOWS - Innovative production methods in Fours à Chaux FabLabs. Here 3D printers produce parts of buildings that are assembled on site and the flexibility of modular multifunctional buildings ensures a longer life span. An upcycling factory is built in stage 3 together with material processing

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factory to reuse the materials efficiently, which is linked to an online platform, where buyers can easily exchange these materials.

2. FOOD STREAMS - Supporting local cooperative farms and produces in the region by shortening the food supply chain with Smart Logistics. Online platforms, just in time delivery and electric vehicles will continuously monitor food quality so food is delivered on time to ensure restaurants and businesses of Angers always have the freshest produce.

3 . SOCIAL VALUE CHAINS - As well as the creation of jobs, the above chains create places where people interact with each other and form community bonds helping to build a strong local identity boosted by Food and Produce festivals. In addition, there are new training and job opportunities for residents.

Each of the approaches supports one another to create long life spans for buildings, employ people and develop new businesses to improve the economic, environmental and social performance of whole Angers.

WHOLESALE MARKET VISION

The market will be the thriving heart of the site. As a local employer it will continue to expand and diversify its services offering sales, restaurants, and training opportunities, and become a destination for workers and residents.

A new Food Hall will be constructed that will serve locally-produced food.

It will bring the community into the market, and fresh quality food to the community. It will also run a local food distribution network using velo bicycles.

New commercial space and residential developments will be constructed on the edges, allowing for the co-habitation of a range of functions and scales of activity. Logistics will be consolidated at the north of the site and it will become a leading example of an efficient urban logistics and mobility system that delivers to Angers and the region. New technologies and digital platforms will help to redistribute food resources efficiently to minimise waste and improve delivery times.

Site for integrated logistics hub with food factory, market, new commercial and mixed use space Testing low energy and last mile logistics with electric vehicles Circular economy pilot project focussed on food waste Food Box project and festivals to attract people to the site Temporary buildings and decanting of existing functions to allow new construction

SAINT-SERGE ACTIF

Use vacant buildings for temporary shared workshop, co-working space and cafe

VISION

Saint-Serge Actif will become a key employment and production area, building upon its existing strengths and boosted by the introduction of new functions, and mixed use activities. A range of types of space will be provided from large stacked warehouses for logistics, to smaller studios suitable for technology companies. The existing space will be used more efficiently through a variety of intensification approaches that will be developed with private landowners at the building and plot scale. Pilot projects will include new living and working spaces, as well as the development of a vertical mix of production. Shared facilities such as waste, logistics and parking will help improve efficiency across the wider site. Connections will be improved through new green links between the Wholesale Market and the River Maine. New buildings are designed to be resilient against flooding, for example, no key functions on ground floors, and across the site landscape barriers, wider streets and strategic routes to retain and divert water will be incorporated.

Develop pilot project on shared services between companies focussed on parking and logistics Create temporary neighbourhood parks

Develop a small pilot project to demonstrate mix of site and intensification

New soft links towards River Mains

BOULEVARD GASTON RAMON VISION

Boulevard Gaston Ramon will be more than a road, it will form the backbone of the northern part of Saint-Serge and connect the neighbourhoods. It will have its own distinct identity as a green and attractive space that allows efficient and pleasant movement for walkers, cyclists and vehicles, linking Monplaisir to the Maine River. It will also be an address for new mixed-use buildings that will help improve the street frontage and bring new uses and residents to the area. Small pocket parks will deliver community space and help with placemaking. The appearance of existing buildings will be upgraded with facade improvements and new entrances. Landscape works will allow for water retention on site and improved pedestrian and cycling access. With the new interchange in 2025, a new “Gateway to Angers” on the eastern edge will be created with a landscaped hill and grove of fruit trees to welcome visitors to the productive Angers.

New pedestrian and cycling links Public realm test projects including pocket parks and gardens

Improve frontage on existing buildings Work with landowners to promote development along boulevard

FOURS À CHAUX VISION

Four à Chaux will celebrate its heritage as a place of production. The existing concrete plant will remain, while through a gradual transformation the land will be remediated and become a site where fabrication and innovation meet.

From the outset, members of the surrounding institutions and residents of the adjacent neighbourhoods will be involved in the co-creation process. A new innovation hub will occupy the existing building and house a FabLab and many small companies. It will be a place known for working and doing, connecting ideas with making and building skills, and training for employment, particularly related to construction, manufacturing and design. New forms of recreation, work and living will also be introduced as well as improved connections with a new link between Monplaisir and the Wholesale Market.

New links to Monplaisir

Construction training hub FabCity Festival with temporary workspace

Renovation of warehouse into creative incubator

Community sharing space Establishment of green links across site and restoration of Lime Kilns

LA DOYENNÉ VISION

Creation of public stage for community events

La Doyenné will be the home of community. It will build on its strengths, including Cite de la Solidarite and Chabada concert hall, to create a gathering place for local community organisations and promote social cohesion. The area will serve the neighbourhood of Monplaisir as well as the workers and expected new residents of the surrounding areas. An activation program will allow for a people focussed transformation that will see the introduction of more functions and activities such as leisure, living and workspace. The area will also undergo an ‘urban greening’. This will involve an urban forest, creation of a natural play space for children, and community gardens. A series of green connections, including the disused railway line, stitch the site into the surrounding neighbourhoods, linking it to Saint-Serge, Fours à Chaux, Monplaisir and La Tournerie.

Collective gardens and the temporary forest Natural playspace for families Temporary workspace pods Skills and training

Establish business development incubator

FOODBOX PROJECT OPENING

Temporary program for SOMINVAL food logistics

Develop site specific action groups for St Serge, Sominval, Fours à Chaux, B. Ramon + La Doyenné

Annual stakeholder co-creation event

Map out businesses, define synergies, create matching opportunities

Define brief + financing model for pioneer projects

Temporary program for La Doyenné

Negotiate with building owners to combine businesses to free up space

Commission development scenarios and project schematic master plan

Competition, design & development

Annual stakeholder Co-creation event

SHARED GARDENS, NDSCAPE BOXES

Explore site financing models for stage 3 development

Construction of pioneer project

Develop plan for urban distribution center

Development of pedestrian link to La Tournerie

Developing a ‘community hub’ within La Doyenné, pushing the program into other locations across the site

Design competition for local designers + tech start-ups

RENOVATION OF WAREHOUSE INTO CREATIVE INCUBATOR

‘Fab-city’ event at Fours à Chaux showcasing production technology for inspiration with Cité de l’Object Connecté

EXPERIMENTAL FAB B OPENING

Reduced road width along the E501 allowing safe crossing to the Maine

Annual festival of local produce

Annual stakeholder Co-creation event

Engage owners + users on B Ramon & La Doyenné in discussing future development opportunities

1/ Develop a site-wide mobility + parking strategy 2/ Explore a site wide circular economy strategy

Negotiate with building owners on B. Ramon to adapt urban form and new signage

Adapt zoning plan for the development areas, based on vision document

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New green connections to Saint Serge, Fours à Chaux, Monplaisir and La Tournerie.

3/ Explore residential mixes 4/ Site scale food production strategy

Finalise zoning plan and submit for approval

Development of a circular economy materials stock-yard

PUBLIC COMMUNITY STAGE Design competition for local

BOULEVARD RAMON SECTION REVISION

designers + tech start-ups

Annual festival of local produce

Annual Fab City / Maker’s Festival

The harvest / La récolte THE PROTOTY PE S OF A V I S I ON RE S U LT I N CONC RETE I NTERV ENTI ONS ( Y E A R 5 -1 0 )

PROCESS - YEAR 4>

The Harvest is about convergence. It is where the process from stage one and two comes together. Investment and long term commitments are made and plans literally become concrete. It is also the time of negotiation, where the development agency can set aspirations for sites and negotiate with developers and landowners to get the best public outcomes.

The development agency is the driver at this stage, managing with incentives and regulations. To stimulate the development of more attractive urban conditions and to pay for public domain construction, special planning conditions are developed. For example, developers (both public + private) are given bonuses if they build to certain standards or contribute to public space or community spaces. Within the development agency, a design review committee is assembled to ensure that all projects are consistent with the vision and the design quality standards and aspirations set in the vision

process. Any projects developed on the site must also be accepted by general planning laws of Angers.

The business incubator developed in Stage 2 is turned into a business development agency to link businesses and available commercial space within the site while ensuring that their business approach is sound and consistent with the objectives of the vision.

Ideally, projects encourage usage across the day, while feeling safe at night.

New forms of mixed land-use are also developed, carefully selecting sites where tensions are least likely to arise. As a number of new typologies are proposed, such as the combination of logistics, manufacturing and living, the development agency may need to deliver some pilot projects. This would be done on key high profile sites through design competitions and in partnership with existing occupiers to demonstrate the architectural possibilities and

incorporating best practice. These pilot projects would show the market that these schemes are not only possible, but also can be attractive to potential tenants and be commercially viable.

WELCOME TO ANGERS, THE NEW GATEWAY

With the construction of the new road junction in 2025, the character of a number of the sites will change. Through the use of temporary projects, such as the urban forest at La Doyenne, the challenges of this interruption can be overcome. Once constructed, the new junction presents an opportunity to improve the efficiency of logistics, and to create a new gateway to the city. This gateway will be a large earth mound, partly made from the construction waste of other developments. On arrival, visitors will see a green hill covered in the fruit trees that symbolise Productive Saint-Serge.

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use. New business networks have been formed, as well as groups specifically focused on logistics, waste and resources, and the sharing of services across the site.

STAKEHOLDER APPROACH

The stakeholder approach at this stage is three-fold.

Firstly, it generates the development activity on-site, which eventually creates development capital for the public space and community spaces.

Secondly, it connects working environments with businesses to ensure that the space is active. The development agency may offer temporary use of commercial space to avoid vandalism and to kick-start activity.

Thirdly, this stage ensures the newly developed areas are relevant for residents and users. This may involve events, music, theatre, art and other activation activities which bring people to the space.

Angers has the great fortune of having Saint-Serge. And now is the time for a new kind of transformation. An approach that embraces the complexity of the local conditions, includes stakeholders, and allows space for change and innovation. It is the chance for Saint-Serge to be at the centre of production for the region. To be a driver of the local economy, an innovative mixed-use neighbourhood that learns from its strengths and builds on its tradition. It is time for Saint-Serge to realise its ambition and be the productive heart of Angers.

THE PRODUCTIVE CITY

At this stage, viable projects have been tested and any re-zoning can be made with confidence that it will not destabilise the site. There are a range of different sized spaces across the site, allowing for some flexibility in terms of

CIRCULAR SAINT-SERGE

Design competitions launched for sites on public land

Designs selected for Boulevard Ramon

Business incubator converted into business development agency Funding, VC investment + development strategies for pioneer projects

Presentation of site development strategy + new zoning plan

Alignment strategy for re-locating start-ups and established businesses in new spaces within new developments

MIXED-USE HOUSING

Development agency manages design competitions on private land

Development of mixed-use housing, based on compatibility studies

Adapting circular-production strengthening urban policy documents

First stage public works paid for by development commitments on Boulevard Ramon NEW LOW-ENERGY URBAN LOGISTICS CENTRE

Development of a staff training centre connecting jobs and workers

Completion of the production park at Four à Chaux, adjacent the cement works paid for by developer contributions

Development of community assets and meeting spaces in La Doyenne site

Up-cycling factory built on public land to foster circular economy in the neighborhood

PUBLIC CIRCU R PRODUCTION PARK

Annual festival of Local produce

Annual Fab City / Maker’s Festival

Annual festival of local produce

Annual Fab City / Maker’s Festival

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Development agency manages design competitions on private land

Construction of the new mixed-use parking building to support the increased traffic and allow less cars in the city center

Construction of the new highway as a gateway to Angers

In partnership with Vegepolys - a showcase centre for local food technology connected to the market place

PUBLIC CIRCU R PRODUCTION PARK

Annual Fab City / Maker’s Festival

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BOULEVARD GASTON RAMON VISION

ANGERS HORTICULTURE GREENHOUSE GARDENS

Permanent gardens with unique horticulture and vegetation of Angers

NEW GATEWAY TO ANGERS

MIXED-USE PARKING, PARK & RIDE + ONE MILE

DOYENNE GARDENS

Saint Serge: an adaptable mixed-use living + working, productive ground floor

Green links to the river front financed through development

Mitigation measures will minimise damage from flooding

PRODUCTION ORIENTED MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS

Annual festival of Local produce

NEW ACCESSES AND RE TIONSHIP WITH RIVER MAINE

Annual Fab City / Maker’s Festival

Annual festival of produce

Connect Activate Community Employment Place-making Mix