MarSeille (fr

LOCATION mArseille - plAn d’Aou - norTH disTricTs POPULATION ciTy 850,600 inHAb. conurbATion 1,040,000 inHAb. STRATEGIC SITE 4.27 HA SITE OF PROJECT 0.44 HA

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IntErvIEW

of the Site’S repreSentative lAurE portAlé-MAnAcHEvItcH, project Manager of urban reneWal, MarSeille urban reneWal - excerptS

presentation of the site within the context of the city development and in terms of strategy

founded on the aspiration for community minded and sustainable development at both local and metropolitan scale, the municipal plan is based around 5 strategic long- and medium-term development priorities for Marseille: to make it a maritime metropolis, euro-Mediterranean capital, emblematic city of a region, a town of neighbourhoods and of urban regeneration areas, to remake “the city on the city”, with a focus on the framework of public transport, to build a sustainable city. on the northern edge of Marseille, plan d’aou forms an urban promontory, bounded by hills with significant altitude differences, offering exceptional views over the wider landscape but making access difficult. Situated below the project site, Saint-antoine Station links the neighbourhood to Marseille Saint-charles (16 min journey) and aix-en-provence (20 min). Several generations of residents live side-by-side, brought together by cultural and group activities, social difficulties and attachment to the neighbourhood and its eventful history. plan d’aou is the outcome of three generations of successive construction, demolition and reconstruction. this 900 home estate, started in 1972, experienced its first demolitions in 1987. Several mostly private housing programmes have been completed since, along with public amenities. the recent introduction of a north-south road has opened up the neighbourhood and reintroduced activities.

How can the site be integrated in the issue of the adaptable city and how do you consider this issue?

in order to develop, Marseille needs renewal and regeneration for whole sections of its territory, yet without erasing its past, in particular the recent past. an integral part of the big citadel-like estates built to accommodate repatriates from algeria and dock and oil industry workers, entirely renovated since the early 2000s, the plan d’aou site has now entered a redevelopment phase. from this point of view, we would be tempted to speak of adaptability versus resilience.

At the time of sustainable development coupled to an economic crisis, have you already defined a specific strategy for the urban development of the site?

the aim is to move from a “perfect” urbanism, where everything is supposedly planned for, to a perfectible urbanism, transforming the site into an evolving, diversified – even disparate – city neighbourhood, with all the ingredients of a city… this way of producing the city gradually assembles the pieces of a puzzle, each of which is able to adapt to urban changes. the project that results is evolutive, and therefore necessarily imperfect. it treats and approaches land as a precious resource, which represents a real opportunity to gradually build the future.

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flexibility of the Weft

axonoMetric vieW of the project

concomitance

team point of view for a city, adaptability is the ability to provide opportunities for different temporal and spatial uses, without causing instability. those opportunities are defined by three dimensions that essentially guide usage: urban and architectural form, property rules and plot pattern. the proposed thin plot weft is an adjustable object that is easy for all stakeholders to appropriate. a system of mid-length leases fits into this weft, allowing flexibility of use while guaranteeing stability for occupants. finally, the light architecture provides a low-cost structure that can be easily and quickly converted.

jury point of view the project analysis explores the question of ownership. Societal changes and the crisis make it essential to adopt adaptable construction systems. the architecture developed here is not frozen, but is always adaptable to requirements and to change. the facility has a mixed aerial architecture and its roof is accessible to the public. the jury found the proposals on land and land management through leases very interesting.

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A new urban village

team point of view the masterplan proposes a rethinking of the traditional french village, known worldwide of the capacities of its community buildings as well as its celebration of natural settings. these two components are integrated into the proposal largely in two ways. 1. the focus on community building via the creation of a series of different community spaces and sub spaces which provide individuals with social choices. 2.the celebration of the secluded nature of the site through the framing of evocative views and vistas. the topological plateau creates an urban island, surrounded by both greenery and city fabric. this unique situation is indeed worth preserving, yet connections are needed to facilitate human activities and well-being, all carefully chosen and designed with high urban quality.

jury point of view this project proposes the creation of a highly structured urban fragment that gives plan d’aou a tauter fabric. in it, space follows a gradation from public to private through three types of urban entity: street, alley and yard. place d’aou, in the middle of the intergenerational building, is designed as an adaptable urban space preset to accommodate different public uses (markets, games, concerts etc…) the jury liked the distinctiveness of the team’s approach in proposing urbanisation on the southern hill with an unexpected architectural form. it also highlighted the project’s capacity to open the neighbourhood to a more diverse population.

ecological anD habitat infraStructure in the yarDS

ecological, coMMunity anD viSual infraStructure in the alleyS

habitat, ecological anD viSual infraStructure at the bluff

louIsE bAllIEt (fr) pAulInE bEHr (fr) AnAïs gIrAud (fr) MAuro loMbArdo (it) pAulInE vIncEnt (fr) architectS dAvId MAtEos EscobAr (Mx) urban planner

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intergenerational houSe, a Meeting place

Micro architecture’S teMporal anD Spatial uSeS netWork connecting neighbourhooDS

Il n’y a que mail qui maille

team point of view Il n’y a que Mail qui Maille, a reference to the existing canovas Mall and to the proposed new network, is a real think tank for temporal urbanology. More than form, it’s about exploring a process capable of integrating the already here and of innovating with the unexpected. the temporal map of functions, uses and mobilities highlights several directions of development: connecting and reinforcing centralities between and in neighbourhoods, characterising public space and creating a large urban signal at plan d’aou. Drawing on urban rhythms, whose distinctive spatial and temporal features are seen as evolving factors, each player in the project can define their own tools and work in an environment that constantly evolves through experience and observation.

jury point of view the project is based on a close analysis of plan d’aou’s situation and proposes creating new access points to the Saintantoine neighbourhood but also to the northern hospital at estaque via a cable car. the development of the public space is marked by microarchitectures arrived at through participation. the jury emphasised the qualities of urban meshwork proposed here at several scales.

through plan D’aou, froM St antoine to la bricarDe