Floirac (FR

PROJECT SCALE — L – urban + architecture LOCATION — Floirac, Bordeaux Métropole, Bordeaux Euratlantic (OIN) urban planning operation of national interest / Floirac Garonne Plain southern sector POPULATION — Floirac 17,000 inhab. STRATEGIC SITE — 200 ha PROJECT SITE — 32 ha SITE PROPOSED BY — Bordeaux Métropole (greater metropolitan Bordeaux), EPA Bordeaux Euratlantique (public development agency), City of Floirac, Caisse des Dépôts, GPV Rive Droite OWNER OF THE SITE — RTE (electricity distribution hub), EDF (Electricité de France), private owners POST-COMPETITION PHASE — Conceptual studies, urban planning and landscape management, project management

Maxime Derrien — Architect, urbanist, Grand Projet de Ville (GPV) Rive Droite

1. WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF THE SITE MUTATION?

The site is at the interface of the Rocade, the Parc des Coteaux and the Garonne. Yet, it is also historically isolated from the urban centre and constitutes an enclave away from the axes of urban development. However, it is rich in natural, human and economic resources, forming a productive ecosystem with high potential. It raises the question of its mutation in the light of the delivery of the Simone Veil bridge, which opens a common space to both banks and constitutes the opportunity to re-incorporate the site in the metropolitan territorial project along the Garonne.

2. HOW CAN THE SITE BE INTEGRATED IN THE ISSUES OF PRODUCTIVE CITIES? HOW DO YOU CONSIDER THE PRODUCTIVITY ISSUE?

The plain on the right bank is rapidly changing with almost 13,000 housing units planned by 2030. Many challenges, notably economic, remain for current and future populations with a low level of qualification and a high unemployment rate. The objective is therefore to sanctify the economic vocation of Plaine Sud Garonne made up of craftsmen who transform materials, very small businesses that design ecological innovations, and energy players, like RTE or Airliquide; and to work on current economic land by proposing innovative solutions to intensify the productive city of the 21 st century.

3. HAVE YOU ALREADY DEFINED A SPECIFIC PROCESS FOR THE URBAN AND/OR ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE AFTER EUROPAN COMPETITION?

Institutional actors converge on the launch of a guide plan mission to define the public action strategy. The winning team in particular proposed a project to develop the banks of the Garonne which requires adapting the studies in progress.

Souys-Lab

AUTHOR(S) — Hélène Touche (FR), Antoine Musard (FR), Architects, urbanists CONTRIBUTOR(S) — Ophélie Touchard (FR), Environmental planner

CONTACT — souyslab@gmail.com

FLOIRAC (FR) — WINNER

TEAM POINT OF VIEW — In a context of metropolitan development, the Floirac location, between city-centre and periphery, is now central in the urban area of Bordeaux. Our project, “Souys-Lab”, based on the rich infrastructure and itineraries network leading to Floirac, reveals the full potential of the site. Roads and railways, flood zones, high-voltage lines are seen as opportunities to generate living areas, ecological and economic development. A new relationship with the river Garonne is pursued by gradually diverting the Souys Quay road traffic: the new docks become the banner of an innovative and collaborative ecosystem that hosts all scales of productive economy. Floirac therefore becomes part of Bordeaux’s metropolitan dynamics while claiming its singularity.

JURY POINT OF VIEW — The team proposes a complete urban reworking of the site to allow access to the Garonne. Doing away with the road along the riverbank frees up a lot of space for new uses. The proposed restructuring takes into account existing on-site businesses and retains property rights necessary for the establishment of new productive activities. The project identifies pathways and local habits tied to a parcel pattern typical of the Garonne plain.

Augmented Materials

AUTHOR(S) — Camille Ricard (FR), Etienne Henry (FR), Axel Adam (FR), Lucas Geoffriau (FR), Xin Luo (FR), Architects CONTRIBUTOR(S) — Sébastien Delpont (FR), Kathleen Boquet (FR), Engineers; Marc-Elian Duffrene (FR), Urbanist; Aurélien Ramos (FR), Landscaper

FLOIRAC (FR) — RUNNER-UP

CONTACT — Collectif MOONWALKLOCAL 3 rue Ferbos, 33800 Bordeaux (FR) +33 557671624 mwl@moonwalklocal.fr

TEAM POINT OF VIEW — The Sud Garonne plains constitutes a high potential industrial enclave in the city. To develop the economic and productive fabric, we offer a dynamic approach of the site that relies on the mobilization of “augmented materials”. With the construction of a Re-Use Parc and the establishment of the SUPERMATTER resourceful hub, the Bordeaux Metropole provides the territory with a tool to enhance the value of circular economy materials used to build the city together with a social and solidarity-based economy. Built in bio-based and re-used matter/material, it promotes artisan work and craftmanship in the city, encouraging a productionconsumption-recycling local cycle. In connection with the actors on site the district will develop synergies around environmental issues and waste reduction goals.

JURY POINT OF VIEW — Once the physical or human “raw materials” are identified, the team can put in place the tools of a circular economy and industrial ecology. The site becomes the demonstration of a productive ecosystem based on the sharing and recycling of materials, energy and know-how. It aims to optimize consumption and activate short circuits by working with companies on site, particularly in the building and construction sector.

AUTHOR(S) — Morgan Baufils (FR), Hugues Hernandez (FR), Ariane Marty (FR), Architects TEAM POINT OF VIEW — The project seeks to set up a singular imaginary to the site. Based on its physical, cultural and architectural characteristics, the project sets out to accentuate different site aspects and to associate them with new productive forms. New programs take places in forms that echo the shore history or the functions on the South Garonne plains, defending the idea that forms of development must make sense and contribute to the establishment of shared cultural objects with the aim of creating a territorial mythology. By claiming their identification, these objects will become urban landmarks facilitating the location within the South Garonne plains. CONTACT — 21 rue Saumenude, 33800 Bordeaux (FR) +33 642094802

hugues.hernandez@gmail.com