Marly (ch

MArly

SchWeiz/SuiSSe/Svizzera/ Svizra (ch)

locAtIon mArly - Winckler And sAinT-sAcremenT populAtIon 7,900 inHAb. strAtEgIc sItE 23 HA sItE of projEct 4.5 HA (Winckler) - 1.7 HA (sAinTsAcremenT)

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of the Site’S repreSentative jEAn-MArc boécHAt, Municipal councillor, Director of the DepartMent of planning, conStruction, environMent, tranSport, Mobility anD energy, Marly

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

like many rural communities in Switzerland, during the 19th and particularly the 20th centuries the Marly region experienced substantial industrial development to add to the traditional activities of agriculture and livestock. Marly therefore underwent significant growth, reflected in a better standard of living and increased population. unfortunately, the successive economic crises of the 20th century wrecked certain big industries, notably the Winckler corporation which ceased trading in 1981. nonetheless, Marly remained an industrial town with activities in watchmaking and cosmetics, and the arrival of the firm ciba in 1990. the Winckler factory’s industrial site is located north of the town, bounded to the north and west by the cantonal road linking Marly to fribourg. over the years, housing developed around this site, which still contains obsolete industrial buildings. to the west of the site, on the other side of the cantonal road, detached housing has grown up, while the buildings to the south and east are mostly apartment blocks. the municipality would like to promote high quality development in this area, with a focus on urban construction along the cantonal road and a mixed zone on the rest of the site.

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

the aims of the project are to offer the future inhabitants and users of this area a high-quality environment, consonant with the character of the village, and to contribute to the regeneration of the northern entrance to Marly. the municipality would like to see a renewal and densification of the existing urbanisation linked to the fribourg road. it is also an opportunity to remodel the road itself. the brief is to work on increasing density by a balanced volume ratio between buildings and public and semipublic spaces, in order to reinforce the vitality of the site and its connection with the adjacent areas.

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?

Marly is located on the fribourg-bulle road axis. it is served by a network of regional and urban railway lines. there are thus regular links between fribourg and Marly stations, every 10 minutes, connecting with train departures on the cff intercity lines. Marly is one of 10 villages within the fribourg conurbation, which has developed a global transport policy to encourage alternative mobility, with the development of services such as p+r, self-service bicycles, car sharing, etc. the Municipality wants a project for an exemplary new neighbourhood on this site, combining housing and activities in a contemporary vision and interpretation of urbanisation, which will attract both new businesses and new residents. in this respect, therefore, public spaces and relations with the village and the adjacent neighbourhoods should play a primary role. the foundations of sustainable development can be found in Marly’s direct environment. the very strong presence of natural landscape will help to enrich and integrate this concept into the design of the buildings and public spaces, which benefit directly from the environment of the Sarine.

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le parc des falaises

team point of view how can Marly improve its urban quality while capitalizing on its natural surroundings? a linear public space structures the development, catalysing a mix of activities. anchored in the cantonal road it blends into the existing open space network. it works also as a multi-layered green infrastructure for rainwater retention, ecological flows or urban agriculture. it is framed by a series of towers defining Marly’s entrance silhouette and by a ‘garden-city’ strip of parallel blocks and row-houses. this section (towers-park-rows) is the Dna of the development, permitting various gradual/adaptive implementation scenarios leading to a new more coherent neighbourhood structure. the Saint-Sacrement area is consolidated through the addition of sports amenities, a multipurpose hall and student housing.

jury point of view the project proposes a structured development along a green strip. the built front contains two building typologies. this proposal leaves some architectural questions unanswered about the two sides of the empty space (green space), but creates a good connection with the existing urban fabric and offers a coherent and diversified urban response. it suggests the possibility of a phased implementation.

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dancing density

team point of view the first element in the definition of the project is to calculate the building density, drawing on the analysis of the surrounding neighbourhoods. the urban project for this case study was chosen on the initial assumption that the contemporary approach to living in the city should be more human-centred. the project for Marly’s town’ is therefore not confined to a single function and just one kind of building (mono-large); instead, it involves buildings of different heights and kinds (multi-mix), creating an average building density in keeping with the project area. Single unit dimensions can vary according to the site chosen and can be adapted to other similar sites, without losing the human aspect and its multifunctional value, essential to the development of a new way of living.

jury point of view the project proposes a built urban area with a mixed typology and two different scales. ground level colonization takes the form of a single-layer wafer which generates a built front that clearly defines a pedestrian public space. the second scale relates to residential buildings located on the wafer. the vertical deployment of the volumes increases the density. the proposal has strong architectural potential.

via felice cavallotti 22/2 19121 la Spezia, italy t. +39 01871995805 StuDio@kkarchitettiaSSociati. coM WWW.kkarchitettiaSSociati.coM

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slow poles

team point of view the goal is to transform route de fribourg into a single boulevard from fribourg train station to Marly. the project aims to strengthen the connections between public functions and route de fribourg with cycle and pedestrian paths. So the project site will be a first cross-connection between the school campus sports area and the Saint Sacrement church. the urban model proposed for the transformation of the site is based on free-form buildings like the existing structures. the choice of functions for the buildings and public spaces relates to the concept of time: the quality of individual and collective time and the influence of typological choices and distribution of functions on temporal cycle. the proposed strategy aims to create paths for physical, temporal and functional transition.

jury point of view this project is the only one that identifies the fribourg highway as the main challenge to Marly’s urban development. to resolve the dilemma, the project extends beyond the boundaries of the site and suggests ideas that are applicable to other metropolitan cities. it assumes that the real centre is fribourg, rather than trying to identify a centre for Marly. it proposes a number of thematic centre-types along the fribourg road and considers directional landmarks as parts of a network of pedestrian and cycle routes, independent of the highway.

DeMogo StuDio Di architettura, via cornarotta 14 31100 treviSo, italy t. +39 04221741014 info@DeMogo.it WWW.DeMogo.it

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urban archipelago

team point of view a condition where parts are separated yet united by the fact of their juxtaposition, where a crucial feature is understood to be the struggle of parts whose forms are finite and yet, by virtue of their finiteness, are in constant relationship both with each other and with the ‘sea’ that frames and delimits them. the ‘islands’ of architecture stand in dialectical contrast to the space of urbanization, the city at large. through the ‘metaphor’ of the archipelago, it is possible to identify the plan for the city, addressed through transformations wrought through the elaboration of specific and strategic architectural forms.

jury point of view the Urban archipelago project creates an urban structure into in 3 thematic clusters, like archipelagos with islands corresponding to buildings clustered around common themes. the project was selected for its interesting ideas, including linking Marly-fribourg by means of an urban boulevard.

urban front anD gateS of Marly attraction MagnetS urban poroSity increaSing DenSity inner boulevarD