LE HAVRE, FRANCE Le Jardin Les Docks, Eure, Le Havre
Portfolio and Professional Practice Report
CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER FIVE
Introduction
Urban Analysis in relation to the site
- Background
- Advantages
- Location Map
- Disadvantages
- Le Havre Context Map - History Map and Images
CHAPTER SIX
- Population Statistic and neighbourhoods of Le Havre
Project Objectives
- Port city and boat traffic
- Main Objectives and Aims
- Transportation in Le Havre
- Environmental gains - A sense of place
CHAPTER TWO Le Havre Environmental Study
- Commercial feasibility - Area anaylsis map
- Weather statistics - Green Infrastructure
CHAPTER SEVEN Design Proposal
CHAPTER THREE Context - Sainte Marie – Sainte Leon
- Project Summary and Zoning Plan - Diagram Plan - Design Master Plan
- Eure
- Section and Visuals
CHAPTER FOUR
-C onstruction materials treatment and maintenance
Precedent Study, Concept inspirations - London Green Grid - Honfleur - Inspriations
- Design material analysis - Planting and Maintenance - I mpacts of weathering and climate change and our urban footprint
CONTENTS
CHAPTER EIGHT New Perspective/Vision, Eure - Short Term - Mid Term - Long Term - Priorities CHAPTER NINE Economic and Procurement Sustainability - Economic - Procurement CHAPTER TEN Plan of work - Timeline for plan of work - Team Structure - Clients - Stakeholders - Funding - Health and Safety CHAPTER ELEVEN - Reflection - Bibliography
CHAPTER 1
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EUROPE 2020: New Horizons
LONDON
LE HAVRE PARIS Map made by Ceyda Ceylan
INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND
Located in the Northwest of Upper Normandy, on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine is France’s second largest port city, Le Havre. During the Second World War Le Havre was heavily bombed.. The destroyed city centre was redesigned, and reconstructed by Atelier Auguste Perret from 1945 to 1964.
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The new city centre was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2005. ‘’It combines a reflection of the earlier pattern of the town and its historic structures with the new ideas of town planning and construction technology. It is an outstanding post-war example of urban planning and architecture based on the unity of methodology and the use of prefabrication, the systematic utilization of a modular grid, and the innovative exploitation of the potential of concrete’’ http://whc.unesco.org/en/ list/1181
HISTORY
“It is paradoxical, terrible and crazy, ...the city was destroyed (and also reconstructed) Le Havre has become a unique city, singular, so charged ....in my imagination.. Le Havre became a magical city, strange and mysterious.”Elodie Boyer
1517: A seaport for Ruen was founded on the Seine’s estuary 1536: Works for the construction of the Notre-Dame Cathedral started 1541: François I commissioned Sienese architect Bellarmato to plan an extension 1517: A seaport for Ruen was founded on the Seine’s estuary
1536: Works for the construction of the Notre-Dame Cathedral started 1622: Cardinal Richelieu ordered the expansion of the city’s defenses 1541: François I commissioned Sienese architect Bellarmato to plan an extension 1622: Cardinal Richelieu ordered the expansion of the city’s defenses
History
Since the 1970’s Le Havre’s population has steadily decreased, with unemployment, disconnection from other neighborhoods and a rise in crime rates. Since 1965, the Urban Planning Agency of the Le Havre Region and the Seine Estuary (AURH) has successfully delivered strategic development outcomes to help improve the decline that Le Havre has been facing. In 2008 a new bus network helped to ensure a better service and in 2012 a new tramway was introduced to reconnect the lower and upper town along with other transport infrastructure. As a studio we had the pleasure of meeting with two representatives of the urban planning department from AURH who informed us of some of their key current focus points, and projects, for the re invigoration and development of Le Havre.
Rebuilt city: City after the Second World War
1789: Le Havre became the second biggest port in France 1789: Le Havre became the second biggest portto in France 1799: Napoleon I came Le Havre and ordered the construction of forts 1799: Napoleon I came to Le Havre and ordered the construction of forts
1815: The population of Le Havre decreased as a result of the activity of pirates 1815: The population of Le Havre decreased as a result of the activity of pirates 1850: Le Havre became one of the most important ports in Europe for the emigrants to America 1914: Before the first world war Le Havre was in its golden age. In this period many important buildings
1850:wereLe Havre became one of the most important ports in Europe for the emigrants to America constructed 1914: Before the First World War Le Havre was in its golden age. In this period many important buildings Le Havre: La ville du port were constructed
area proposed for inscription buffer zone waterfront streets of the August Perret’s city centre streets of the surrounding old districts Rebuilt city: City after second World War
Area proposed for inscription Buffer Zone Waterfront Streets of the August Perret’s city centre
1939: Before the war 1939: Before the war
10.09.1947: Operation Astonia 10.09.1947: Operation Astonia
1964: Rebuilt city
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constructed) Le Havre has become a unique city, singular, so charged ....in my imagination.. Le Havre became a magical city, strange and mysterious.” Elodie Boyer
area proposed for inscription buffer zone
Streets of the surrounding old districts
1964: Rebuilt city
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POPULATION STATISTIC AND NEIGHBOURHOODS SHRINKING CITY
Density of population
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20000 40000 60000 80000 100000
Tourists Students Inhabitants r be cem De ber m ve No r e tob Oc ber em pt Se st gu Au
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Shrinking city: Population Le Havre
Shrinking city: Population of Le Havre
Images and takenneighborhoods from kingston universtiy school Assembly document 2015. Landscape and Urbanism Contrast city:maps Different in Le Havre
Contrast city: Different neighbourhoods in Le Havre 13
Size of Port 100 km2 Size of the city 194,9 km2 Size of port 100 km2 Size of the city 194,9 km2
A PORT CITY
Le Havre: A Port even before being a city
WIG
A PORT FIRST THEN A CITY
Vehicles Carrier Cargo Ship Pilot Container Ship Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship
Tug Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
Port city: Boat traffic
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Port city: Boat traffic
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Le Havre
TRANSPORTATION IN LE HAVRE LE HAVRE TO PARIS Paris
Car: 196 km (2 h 30 min) Train: 232 km (2h 40 min) Boat: 351 km (cruise: 4 days) Images and maps taken from kingston universtiy school Assembly document 2015. Landscape and Urbanism
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CITY ROUTE MAPS LOCAL TRANSPORT AND CYCLE ROUTES
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LE HAVRE AN ACTIVE CITY ACTIVITY MAP
Ice Rink Swimming Pool Municipal Tennis Club Shooting Range Boating and Yachting Playgrounds Gymnasium Football/Tennis Courts Velodrome image taken by Ceyda Ceylan
Bowling
In the basin behind the Le Docks there are water sport activities that take place for locals and anyone keen to participate.
Le Polygone Skate Park
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CHAPTER 2
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Average days with precipitation per month
LE HAVRE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY A PORT FIRST THEN A CITY Average temperature per month
To help develop a sustainable design proposal for this project it was important to look at and understand the environmental conditions of Le Havre as a city and the impact urban development can have on a port city and the impact of joining the city and the port. The proposed site is in the lower district of the city, at the edge where port and city meet.. It is important to consider that new opportunities for high quality urban development must factor in the new image for the space in question, as these spaces can be viewed in a negative light. The way this can be achieved is through carful ‘ Scenic Staging’ of its activities such as creation of a new urban park at the Port interface of Le Havre. This aims to inject enhanced value to the post-industrial space.
Average Rainfall (mm Graph for Le Havre)
Le Havre Tidal Range
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A study carried out by Aphekom found that Le Havre is the least polluted urban commune of France, making it the third best city for air quality. In 2008 Le Havre became a part of the network of Energy Cities, and conforms to the steps of Agenda 21: adhering to an environmentally sensitive approach to urban planning. The city has gained recognition and been awarded eco-labels on numerous occasions such as the Energy of the Future label in 2009–2011 and Sustainable Earth label in 2009,. Since 1998, Le Havre’s beach has received the Blue Flag annually thanks in part, to its wide range of facilities, which extend over 30,000 square metres. The city of Le Havre has managed to keep and attain areas of up to 750ha of green space, with the Montgeon Forest and Rouelles Park in the upper town being the two largest areas, the Priory of Graville and
the hanging gardens also located in the upper town offer spectacular views of the lower parts of the city. Within the city centre the City Hall Gardens and Saint-Roch Square are beautifully designed to provide recreational urban multifunctional use. The Beach Gardens and Hauser Park have managed to recreate various types of ecosystems; in 2001 the Plateau of Dollemard was classified as a “Sensitive Natural Area” to protect its landscape and ecosystems on the cliff. The most recent urban park development is in the southern districts of the lower city; the Jardin Fluvial translated meaning River Garden stretches along the river basin in the Eure area. Le Havre’s streets have a variety of 150 different species and a total of 13,000 trees it is no surprise that the city has managed to sustain such great air quality and win so many labels. With this in mind I decided to draw on this and contribute to Le Havre’s growing green space to help sustain the good air quality through planting and creating a park adjacent to the Jardin Fluvial.
Sainte- Adresse
Harfleur
Le Havre
Key Parks & Gardens Les Jardins Suspendus Jardins de la Plage Square Saint Roch Jardins de I’Hôtel de Ville Jardins Japonais Square Holker Squa Parc Hauser Jardin Fluvial Jardins de l’Abbaye de Graville Promenade de Caucriauville Jardins du Mont Le Comte Jardin du Château de Montgeon Forêt de Montgeon Parc de Rouelles Arboretum du Parc de Rouelles Cemeteries Cimetière Graville-Corot Cimetière Nord Crématorium Municipal Funérarium Municipal Cimetière Sainte Marie Cimetière de Rouelles
Le Havre Green Infrastructure
Cimetière de Sanvic Cimetière de l’Abbaye de Graville Cimetière de Bléville
Sainte- Adresse
The following a statement by Jean Pierre Lecomte, Chairman of the Port Authorite Du Havre has also contributed to locating and thinking about to how to best propose a sustainable design that sits well within the development of the port and the city’s future urban development. Harfleur
“After being expanded, the port must more and more be faced with rare and constrained spaces: constraints connected with the good environmental management of natural spaces, the management of industrial risks and of security, of urban pressures. The modern city and port have to recompose their Le Havreterritory and, more than ever, learn to live together. It is this approach that the Le Havre stakeholders have adopted and undertaken, in particular for the Southern districts of our city.” Jean Pierre Lecomte
Proposal: Connecting the green
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Key Parks & Gardens Les Jardins Suspendus Jardins de la Plage Square Saint Roch
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CHAPTER 3
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CONTEXT SAINTE MARIE – SAINTE LEON
Since the early 1980s Sainte Marie – Sainte Leon has been the heart of Le Havre’s higher education institutions. The art school located on rue Massillion and of course the main University of Le Havre contributes to setting the dynamic of this area, thriving with student life. With a growing interest that is driven by internationally oriented political commitment, the University of Le Havre pays special attention to attracting international students in a friendly setting designed at a human scale. There are campuses placed around this area of Le Havre. The area has undergone an extensive amount of change as part of a habitat improvement programme to improve several hundreds of homes internally and externally within the area. There are also many public infrastructures such as the newly constructed St. Mary’s Church, which was enhanced with a square and beautiful garden along with the Arthur Honegger Conservatory, the multisport centre near the station,. There is parking available Jean-Jacques Rousseau SQUARE/ ROAD??and the Champ de Foire. This also hosts for the city - passing circuses and every Saturday - a large market.
The images are from the area indicated in the red box.
The reason for using this area as a main point in my design is to create a connection between the other faculties, the student accommodation that sits at the ports edge and to enhance its faculties by proposing a new art
school and exhibition rooms for students. Speaking with locals and students I found that there is not much happening in this area of Le Havre and there is a disconnection between the city and the port. 31
Eure is also located in the lower town or what is known as the southern districts. Its positioning is south of the Vauban Basin and east of the Eure basin. It was once the former harbour district. Characterized by its urban planning of docks, warehouses, and industrial wasteland this area has much significance. The landscape of this area is changing, as there has been much redevelopment, made possible by European funding.
The City of the Sea and of Sustainable Development (Odyssey 21) will be organized around a metal tower one hundred metres high designed by Jean Nouvel: the project was suspended in 2007 but the work should finally begin in 2013. The municipality has to attract some 300,000 visitors per year. Using the new amenities and taking in to
consideration the future plans of new development of offering new housing, I aim to connect Eure and Sainte Marie – Sainte Leon through the educational hubs, entertainment and leisure facilities, for the community of Le Havre but also make Eure as thriving with student life as is Sainte Marie – Sainte Leon area.
These neglected areas that were once used for industrial and port activities are now being developed in to spaces for the public realm. The docks have been completely transformed into sports and entertainment complexes such as the mall (Docks Vauban), an exhibition hall (Docks Café), Les Bains Des Docks a public open-air and indoor swimming pool, which was designed by the architect Jean Nouvel. Also new educational faculties have been built. At the end of 2012 new students arrived from SciencesPo Europe Asia and from INSA integrated new buildings next to the ISEL (Higher Institute of logistics studies) and the future ENSM (Ecole Nationale Supérieure Maritime). The new medical axis around the new Clinic des Ormeaux was built in the neighbourhood where many homes are planned with the aim of promoting social mix.
CONTEXT EURE
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CHAPTER 4
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PRECEDENT STUDY, CONCEPT INSPIRATIONS The vision for the East London Large parts of east London are Introduction
to Open Space
on has deÞciencies in all the park identiÞed in the London Plan ndix 1). This shortfall creates a ndonÕs open space network. t London Green Grid concept aims these areas of deÞciency. This can ed by deÞning and delivering new es and linkages, including: expansion ing park, improving the quality and f a park, improving the accessibility improving the linkages between the provision of new parks.
Regional parks deÞciency and opportunity
Metropolitan parks deÞciency and opportunity
LONDON GREEN GRID
The East London grid has been a big influence as it has helped me to pinpoint a suitable site location through using similar thinking and methods. It has allowed me to understand regeneration and location and connections on a large scale to small scale. As a precedent case study District parks indicative deÞciency area Local parks indicative deÞciency area I looked at the Queen Elizabeth Park and was able to understand the value this type of project was able to resolve so many issues in what was also a neglected industrial site transformed in to a rich ecological park also solving issues of housing, jobs opportunities and better quality of life.
Wildlife Sites and Access to Nature
The Green Grid for east London
Urban areas deÞcient in open space
Areas of deÞciency in access to nature
deÞcient in access to wildlifeGreen sites. Grid is to create a network of interlinked, multi-purpose open The planning of the East London Green spaces with good connections to Grid has utilised the GLAÕs identiÞed areas where people live and work, ÔAreas of deÞciency in accessthe to natureÕ public transport, the Green Belt and to deÞne and promote projects which the Thames. This will be a richly varied address this deÞciency.
landscape that will include diverse uses to appeal to all.
Approximately 22 percent of east London is deÞcient in Regional Parks. The north of the River Thames is relatively well served by Regional Parks apart from LB Havering, but there is no Regional Park south of the Thames and the river is a major barrier to access. The opportunities for Regional Parks are based around the London Riverside Conservation 14
Approximately 30 percent of urban land within Park, the Southern Marshes and the South East Until recently of Rainham Marshes was eastzoned London does not have access to a Local Park London Green Chain. Thepart Metropolitan Park forare industrial Now with theof support more than 2ha within 400m from home. opportunities locateddevelopment. at the southern end of the Mayor London, the London This is a relatively high level of deÞciency. of the Roding Valley, the of Olympic legacy and Thames Gateway Development Corporation, the RSPB improving the links between existing District Parks. and local authorities, it is being transformed into Approximately 26 percent of urban land in east a world class conservation parkPark for London and London is deÞcient in access to a District the Thames It will bring thousands of larger than 20ha within aGateway. walking distance of 1.2km. visitors closer to the natural environment. 13
The areas of deÞciency are those further than one kilometre actual walking distance from access points to wildlife sites that provide a signiÞcant experience of nature (the areas shown in violet above). It is intended to reduce the Areas of DeÞciency in the following ways; improving the natural value of an accessible site to provide signiÞcant
experience of nature, creating new access points to a site providing a signiÞcant experience A partnership including the east London boroughs, of nature, or opening up access to athe previously the GLA, the LDA, Environment Agency, restricted site, improving the walking access Natural England and the Thames Gateway London through areas surrounding a site, extending Partnership have been examining the east London the catchment area.
landscape in relation to the many uses it can serve for nature and people. Together they have been planning the East London Green Grid to address environmental challenges and improve quality of life. 15
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HONFLEUR
Honfleur sits on the opposite to Le Havre also on the mouth of the Seine Estuary. On both visits to Le Havre I also went to Honfleur as it is such a contrasting city to its facing neighbour. Honfleur has a beautiful beach but what grabbed my attention most was its picturesque landscape and greenery. The garden approaching the beach, which is like walking in to a dreamland. The Garden sign reads as follows The Garden Personalities – This garden has been designed and made for you, for your pleasure, for your walking about, for dreaming, for a moment of relaxation, but it has also been made with and for the children of Honfluer, whether they were born in Honfleur, or because they fell in love with the city or became inhabitants of Honfleur adoption.
It is important that from their very early age, they became acquainted in an open and free space, with the history of the city, the history of an encounter between personalities who have left their name in our memory and the City of Honfleur that inspired them in their work. It is in fact here that painters have found lights and colours that do not exist elsewhere; it is here that writes, poets, musicians have found their inspiration. Other personalities are expecting you all along the trail. They have shaped or taken part in the history of Honfleur. The vegetable boats express, along the water, the
passing of time, the writing of the pages of this history and its continuity. We thank you in advance to respect and to help us enforce the respect of this place so that tire generations of today and tomorrow will continue to better understand Honfleur. It is by knowing the past that one comprehends the present and that one best prepares the future. We wish to all of you a lovely walk around the garden. It is the narrative of this garden and what it resonates that really inspired me to try bring a little bit of Honfleur in to Le Havre.
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INSPRIATIONS The precedent studies included are projects from various landscape architects such as, Will Sandy’s Edible Bus Stop, Heather Ring’s The Union Street Urban Orchard, Ed Wall’s Roaming Forest and Jardin Fluvial Le Havre. Each of the precedent studies has leaded me to make choices to support my proposed design. The concept inspirations chosen have set a strong precedents in helping to develop my proposal through using sustainable methods for example the roaming forest, urban orchard and edible bus stop influenced the ideas of introducing moveable carts, the planting used for the edible bus stop gave me the idea to use the carts for edible or herbal vegetation and to use the space as a temporary installation which makes it easy to place and remove from the site allowing it also be multifunctional for event or market space. The new park in Le Havre, the Jardin Fluvial influenced me to use similar concepts used in its design such as the use of the existing materials and vegetation within the park. It has embraced the culture and surrounding settings making it very affective but kept very simple so it doesn’t feel to alien from the port or the city.
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URBAN ANALYSIS IN RELATION TO THE SITE ADVANTAGES
Green Space – The Jardin Fluvial is a new park development serving the whole of the Eure area, it has injected life back in to a once neglected industrial space. Offering a place to relax whilst embracing Eure’s identity.
Community Facilities – With sports and entertainment complexes such as the mall (Docks Vauban), an exhibition hall (Docks Café), Les Bains Des Docks a public open-air and indoor swimming these facilities boost the areas activity.
Student Accommodation – Cité a Docks is the student accommodation that blends in well with the background setting of the container port. The student dwellings are made from containers and sit as a beautiful piece of architecture.
Viewpoints – Although the view points looking from the city to the port is very industrial and hard, there is some sort of beauty in the views over looking the basins across to the container port and the its industrial setting.
Water Management – with being so closed to the port the water is managed and sustained through the water basins. Although the basin that runs along the Jardin Fluvial isn’t used by boats it has the opportunity be cleaned and maintained by introducing some water loving vegetation.
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URBAN ANALYSIS IN RELATION TO THE SITE DISADVANTAGES
Transport – Although Le Havre in the past recently years introduced a new bus network in 2008 and a Tramway in 2012 these services do not serve the area of my proposed site.
Cycle routes – The cycles routes leading down in to Eure are well maintained and kept to a certain point and do not provide a consistent route down to the site.
Pedestrian Path and walkways – A bit similar to the cycle routes the path and walkways could be deemed dangerous as they uneven and are not in good condition, with in consistent use of material in comparison to the newly developed parts of Eure.
Biodiversity – between city and port lives various different types of species one in particular noticed when analysing the site were rabbits. The site offers no habitable environment for these types of species living in an industrial site.
Unfriendly Environment – the proposed site is on the cite and port edge as you grow closer to the site there is no where to sit and rest or make people want to stay in the area although it is adjacent to the Jardin Fluvial its not very hospitable and does no justice for entrance of the Jardin Fluvial.
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Main Objectives and Aims • Introducing and enhancing on green infrastructure in to neglected unused industrial space. The aim is con nect and make this part of the site an extension of Jardin Fluvial • Improving and extending existing cycle routes to create better connections from Eure to Sainte Marie- Sainte Leon. The aim is to encourage cyclists to cycle through this part of Eure.
• Introducing temporary portable carts with edible vegetation. The aim is to bring the community together through a little gardening in an enjoyable way. • To test out ways of cleaning water by introducing water loving vegetation on a temporary basis. The aim is to enhance the water quality of the basins as well as encouraging biodiversity and ecological value to the basin.
• Creating a new park with natural playground and gym for the local community, the surrounding area and visitors. The aim is to promote healthy living and imaginative play for children.
Environmental gains
• A fishing point for the keen fisherman that do it for a hobby or for a bit of fun. The aim is to provide a comfortable seating area and promote the art of fishing.
• Improving water quality through introducing water loving vegetation and species.
• New art exhibitions space for out door and indoor use and a new art campus for students. The aim is to encourage and promote art as a talent within Le Havre. • Creating small educational interventions around the park. The aim is to inform the visiting public of the cultural significance of the port of Le Havre.
• Providing habits for the existing biodiversity and encouraging for new biodiversity to thrive.
• Recycling existing materials on site for seating and for the playground. • Planting of more trees and Plants to enhance the areas visual landscape.
A sense of place
• Enhancing unused industrial space and turning it in to visually scenic place • Creating visitor attraction from local to international. • Injecting value back in to the area, from a social point of view.
Commercial feasibility • Introducing new facilities such as exhibitions spaces, a new art faculty, coffee shops, fishing point and toilet facilities. • Improvement of quality of life for the local community and visitors to the area. • Creating multifunctional space for preforming arts and market stalls. Other functions for meeting play, health and leisure.
Le Docks Shopping Mall
New Park/Green Space
Residential and mixed use
Other Shops
Football field for residents
Universities
Train Station
Empty Space
Schools
Bus Garage
New Swimming Pool
Proposed Site
Gyms
Not to scale
PROJECT OBJECTIVES AREA ANAYLSIS MAP
• Taking back from the port and giving back public space to the city
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Zone A
Educational Hub L.1
PROJECT: Le Havre
DESIGN PROPOSAL
Main elements included
Project Area: Le Havre, France Scope: Area analysis and redesign proposal
Layout Details: Drawing: Zoning & Image reference
PROJECT SUMMARY AND ZONING PLAN
Image reference and project zones description.
Scale : Not in scale Page size: A0
Art School
Main University
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• École Supérieur d'Art et Design
• Faculté des Affaires
du Havre
Internationales
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• Modern Design
• UFR Sciences et Techniques
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Educational Hub
Zone A
Educational Hub a1 - a4 a1
One of AURH key strategies is to enhance and improve LEGEND: the green infrastructure within Le Havre. Using this as a focus point to develop and propose a design project. The aim set out within the proposal is to create a connection between forest and port through using the universities of Le Havre as a key driver to create the link between the two points. This will be achieved by extending and enhancing existing cycle routes from the forest down to the port and extending on the Jardin Fluvial and Cité a Docks student accommodation, which will become the catalyst behind the new proposals for this design.
Student Accomodation
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a4
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Zone A – This zone focuses on the existing educational hub, the area is the heart of Le Havre’s main universities. With a growing interest that is driven by international oriented political commitment since its foundation, the University of Le Havre pays special attention to attracting international students in a friendly setting on a human scale. There are campuses placed around the area of Le Havre. The reason for using this as a main point in my design is to create a connection between the other faculties, the student accommodation that sits at the ports edge and to enhance its faculties by proposing a new art school and exhibition rooms for students. Speaking with locals and students I found that there is not much happening in Le havre and there is a disconnection between the city and the port.
L.2
Zone B – The focus and main interests of this area are significant as there has been much profound change and redevelopment in what is know as the south district, which is due to European funding that made it all possible. Revitalising areas neglected by industrial and port activities by developing spaces for the public realm. The docks have been completely transformed into sports and entertainment complexes such as the mall (Docks Vauban), an exhibition hall (Docks Café), Les Bains Des Docks a public open-air and indoor swimming pool, which was designed by the architect Jean Nouvel. Also with new educational faculties have been built. At the end of 2012 students from Sciences-Po Europe Asia and from INSA integrated new buildings next to the ISEL (Higher Institute of logistics studies) and the future ENSM (Ecole Nationale Supérieure Maritime). The new medical axis around the new Clinic des Ormeaux was built in the neighbourhoods where many homes are planned with the aim of promoting social mix. The City of the Sea and of Sustainable Development (Odyssey 21) will be organized around a metal tower one hundred metres high designed by Jean Nouvel: the project was suspended in 2007 but the work should finally begin in 2013. The municipality has to attract some 300,000 visitors per year. Using the new amenities and taking in to consideration the future plans of new development offering new housing. I aim to use zone b as a main focal point to connect zones A and C through its educational hubs, entertainment and leisure and community. Because of the area being quiet newly developed it will be important to use the material pallets and apply them in the same way in Zone C.
Zone B L.2
Main elements included
ISEL - Université du Havre
University ‘’INSA University’’
Shopping Mall
Public swimming pool
Point of interest
HOSPITAL
Details
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• New infrustructure
• Docks Vauban
• New infrustructure
• Les Bains des docks
• Clinique des Ormeaux
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• New infrustructure
• Science Campus
• New infrustructure
• New infrustructure
• Public infrustructure
• Public Hospital
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Modern infrustructure
The zone’s rythm of design and materials used is modern but simple. Blends well with the existing surroundings
Shopping Mall
Zone B
ISEL - Université du Havre
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L.3 Zone C – Within zone C there are design focus areas A, B and C. The decisions to create new public spaces within this area are driven from the overall area and its influences of new development of urban projects and the development of its river garden Jardin Fluvial. The garden is located at the interface between the city and the port, the Eure area is entirely borrowing the maritime history of Le Havre city. The succession of this landscape is decorated with bowling alleys and bike paths, giving it a friendly charm to this place. The garden also captures its industrial past through the use of iron blades and red sandstone pavers. The linear park extends from the Science Po University to the Residence of the Cité a Docks the student housing. It is also situated at the same boundary as the Jardin Fluvial between city and ports. My interest with the student accommodation is that they are made from old shipping contains which has clear view of the container port.
‘Les docks cafe’ Hospital
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b8
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Public swimming pool
b10 University
‘’Les Bains des docks’’
‘’INSA University’’
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DIAGRAM PLAN Cycle Route - Within this diagram you can see there already strong existing cycle routes with connections from the universities through to the Vauban Docks, along the Jardin Fluvial which extends round to Science Po University, Les Bains Des Docks and back in to the city centre. The new cycle routes have been created to allow the cyclist to experience the new green spaces within the port area, which will also connect, connect Boulevard Amiral Mouchez with Rue Amerigo Vespucci through to Rue du Général Chanzy. The new routes can aslo be used keen joggers or runners.
Digram B – This diagram demonstrates the main green space provided for public use. Using Jardin Ruvial as an extension in to the new proposed space, with new paths, places to sit and relax and also enhance the ecology, environment and well being of the people of Le Havre. This is to reclaim what is a heavily industrial space and back to nature and the city.
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DESIGN MASTER PLAN 7 1. Commercial facilities – The existing warehouse buildings will be refurbished and provide space for exhibitions, coffee shops and space for in door markets and toilet facilities. These spaces will be available for the local community, students and the residence of Le Havre.
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2. Fishing point – Has been created to provide comfortable seating using the existing timber beams and a concrete base. By removing some of the existing bricks from the ground it will provide planting plots that will be planted with a combination of meadow perennials and tall grasses. 3. Decking area – A small decking area will allow visitors to have direct contact with the water basin as well as create a direct connection between both sides of the basin. On a temporary base to help clean and improve the water quality some water loving species will be planted.
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4. Moveable edible carts – The carts will be placed on the existing train tracks that run through the site. They will provide a range of edible plants and herbs. With some of them just filled with social to allow locals to plant and grow there own edible planting (this will be on a temporary basis or a test intervention in an attempt to bring the local community together).
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5. Natural Playground – Using soil to mould mounds and locally sourced rock for climbing, tyres from the existing site to create swings and other soft climbing apparatus along with reused timber this will be a great way to create a natural but imaginative playground for the kids of Le Havre. 6. Natural Outdoor Gym – Like the natural play ground using similar materials such as tyres and timber wood reconstructed to create an outdoor sort course. This will be placed around the lawn areas of the new urban park. 7. Cycle routes – The cycle route will run down from Fort de Montgeon on to Saite Marie – Sanite Leon through to Eure and around the new park and connect to the Jardin Fluvial, the Port and to the main town centre and to the beach (La Plage). 8. Containers – With the new park being on the city and ports edge and with just a water basin separating the park from the container port in the background, to create a slight illusion of the earth reclaiming back the industrial space, using containers that will be reconstructed and dismembered. They will be scattered around the park providing shelter, walk ways and creating moments of intimacy and as well as allowing the public to experience a more personal interaction with Le Havre’s Port and its history.
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SECTION AND VISUALS
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CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TREATMENT AND MAINTENANCE
Treatment of the Containers - The containers do not require maintenance as they are made from croton steel. The steel creates its own protective layer on its surface due to the influences of the weather. Exposure to the weather is what allows the corrosion-retardant surface to develop and regenerate then forms a stable layer of surface rust. By allowing the steel to rust on the surface, it provides it with a protective coating. Its almost as if its ‘self-healing’. Permeable materials - Using this type of paving has several benefits. It is designed to reduce storm water runoff and pollution. Its friendlier to the environment, allowing water and air to reach trees and plants and pollutants are able to settle in the soil or surface beneath the paved area, instead of being carried away by run-off into our sewers and, ultimately, our waterways. Ultimately it is a sustainable paving solution. Treatment of the recycled timber bench’s and Decking – Reclaimed wood is made from perfectly usable strong wood and a sustainable, environmentally friendly solution to deforestation. The treatment of the wood can depend on the weathering conditions, its exposure to water, presence of hazard, natural durability of the structure and structural reliability. The treatment process can involve several stages depending on the condition of the wood. It is recommended that it is checked every 6months to one year.
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IMPACTS OF WEATHERING AND CLIMATE CHANGE AND OUR URBAN FOOTPRINT
Le Havre is a port city on the mouth of the Seine Estuary situated on the right bank of the English Channel. Because of it positioning it is exposed to extreme weather conditions throughout the year, such as flooding, strong winds, rain and thunderstorms. With this in mind and the ever-growing problem of climate change it is important to consider the impacts this will have on Le Havre and its citizens. Whilst this is an issue on a global scale it is important to consider these factors when planning in urban and rural areas. Using Green Infrastructure and Sustainable urban design solutions sets strong precedents in reducing and tackling the impacts of climate change, whilst promoting quality of life within our cities, enhancing our eco-systems, biodiversity and wildlife. It can also have economic value through delivering cost effective environmental development. The proposed design has factored in these strategies to help tackle these issues within Le Havre through sustainable design outcomes set out within this document.
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NEW PERSPECTIVE/VISION, EURE
Short Term – Over all Eure is and will be a success because of its fundamental change that it has gone through over the years and in terms of its urban development and the continuous development it is still under going. The level of functionality and sustainable design has provided the community and the whole of Le Havre with new facilities and a new purpose, offering the public realm with plenty to do and better quality of life. The short-term goal is to up keep the cleanliness of the streets and the life quality Eure has managed to attain and maintain the parks through existing staff and a volunteering programme. Mid Term – Factoring in the processes of the short terms goals and aims the Mid-term goal would be to build and strengthen the foundations set through innovative approaches to bring recognition to the site and the area through events and careful analysis this will help to construct a good profile of the site and its surroundings creating better connections between the Port, beach (La Plage), Fort de Montgeon and the Seine Estuary. This will also play a key role in bringing together other neighbourhoods and growing the social and educational hub of Le Havre. With the support of the government bodies and university faculties to help keep the new art school and exhibition spaces be a way to celebrate and keep art in Le Havre alive and raising awareness throughout the city attracting national and international visitors. Long Term – For the on going long term goals it is important to make sure delivery of the mid term goals have been fulfilled and continue whilst the short term are always on going whilst continuing to source external funding and support of the site and its facilities on local and city scale.
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ECONOMIC AND PROCUREMENT SUSTAINABILITY Economic – with this project and the development of the amenities of Le Jardin Les Docks and the proposal of a new art faculty in the area this will provide the community and residence of Le Havre new job opportunities. The jobs created will be through the coffee shops exhibition rooms and for keen marketers that are already in the trade or interested in starting a small trade. A long with the new art faculty there will be various jobs such as administrative roles to receptionist to house keeping/maintenance roles available. There will also be jobs to help manage and maintain the newly created landscape area. Although much of the sites maintenance and supervision will mostly rely on the help of keen passionate volunteers there will be plenty of new skills to be learnt from the opportunities available to the community. It is the community that will be a key driver in the everyday up keep of the area working alongside the management team who are specialised in taking care of the overall maintenance of Eure. Procurement - In order to achieve sustainable procurement procedures to develop this project, it will require careful thinking about buying, what is being brought and what is being bid. The purchasing of products and services with this level of high environmental performance needed to deliver the project will need to consider the social and economic impacts of what is being purchased or bid. With this in mind the suppliers and contractors will be carefully selected through a formal bidding process know as the request for proposal procedure. All bids will be carefully checked against several criteria such as its credentials and experience and management of previous projects. The successful contractors selected will carry out most of the construction throughout the project whilst working closely with local contractors and other service providers, as there knowledge of the site and surrounding area will help deliver a strong sustainable and successful project.
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DEVELOPED DESIGN (Work stage D) This stage involves:
PLAN OF WORK
- Maters planning; Development of detail proposals; structural design, service systems, site landscape, outline of specifications, cost plan and Project strategies. - Prepare and submit Planning Application. - Implement Change Control Procedures, undertake Sustainability Assessment and take actions determined by Procurement Strategy. - Review Construction Strategy including H & S aspects.
THIS PLANE WILL FOLLOW THE LI LANDSCAPE CONSULTANT’S APPOINTMENT AS A GUIDE STRATEGIC DEFINITION, PREPREATION & BRIEF (Work stages A and B) This stage involves: - Identify Project Objectives, the clients Business Case, Sustainability Aspiration and other parameters or constrains and develop the initial Project Brief. - Meetings with clients and the representatives of Le Havre city council to discuss site ownership and legal interests of both parties whilst also clarifying their specific roles within the project. - Feasibility of the project carried out. - Determine clients Risk Profile and agree the Project Programme and preliminary Procurement Strategy. - Acquiring of planning permission (communication and collaboration with local agencies AURH Le Havre, national planning policy framework, local authorities and local mayor who has big power on local scale) - Agree Scope of Service Develop BIM and Soft Landings Strategies, Information Exchanges and conclude Appointment Documents. - Assemble Project Team; Contract Relationships and Design Responsibilities for each participant. Visiting the site and to prepare site analysis reports – specialist to be employed to carry out specific surveys (environmental, ecological) soil, air and local resident survey and government agency in Le Havre feedback. Ecological survey/analysis of existing biodiversity to be carried out to help identify, preserve and protect endangered species and habitats. CONCEPT DESIGN (Work stage C) This stage involves: - The developments of design proposal possibilities with project team members – architects, urbanist, engineers and horticulturalists. - Agree development to initial Project Brief and issue Final Project Brief by meeting with key stakeholders – clients, team members and the local community, which will be involved through the design development process and delivery review. This stage will allow good and essential design decisions to be made as it comes from a local source. - Preparation of Concept Design including outline proposals for structural design, services systems, site landscape, outline specifications, cost plan along with environmental, energy, ecology, access or other Project Strategies.
TECHNICAL DESIGN (Work stage E- F) This stage involves: - Preparation of Technical Design information to include all architectural, structural and mechanical services information and specifications including the Lead Designer’s review and sign-off of all information. -P erformance Specified Work to be developed in sufficient detail to allow development and integration by Specialist Subcontractors during Completed Design stage. -P reparation of all construction drawings, schedules and specifications of materials required for the completion of the work. (The specialists will be contracted to carry out all technical drawings, plans and management reports for the special elements such as SUDs, wetland creation and natural play construction.) CONSTRUCTION (Work stage J-K) This stage involves: - Regular review of progress against programme and any Quality Objectives including site inspections. - Offsite manufacturing and onsite construction in accordance with the Construction Programme. - Specialised contractors will be appointed through the tender procedure. - Resolution of Design Queries from site as they arise. - Local communities will be able to be involved in planting of trees, meadows, shrubs and edible planting. Landscape designers and horticulturalist will help and support this process. This will build a strong sense of community ownership over the project as well as giving them new knowledge and skills of a design process. - Implementation of Soft Landing Strategy including agreement information required for commissioning, training, handover, asset management, future monitoring and maintenance and on-going complication of “as-constructed” information. USE AND AFTERCARE (Work stage L) This stage involves: - Management plan to be put in place to schedule care and future maintenance of the site after completion of construction. - Handover and close. 81
TIMELINE AND TEAM STRUCTURE
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- Le Havre City council
Safety Team:
Main Client:
- CODAH
- Le Havre City Council
- HAROPA
- To ensure that health and safety is adhered to and ensuring the safety of everyone on site.
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Lawyer:
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- Le Havre City council
- Structural engineers
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- Environmental engineers
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- Port infrastructure engineers
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- Port authority consultants
- ENSM
- Plantation consultants
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Quantity Surveyors:
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- Observing and analysing the feasibility and costs of the project
- Kingston University Landscape and Urbanism Studio
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Project Management Team:
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- Specialised to deliver analysis reports to support the design project
- Kingston University Landscape and Urbanism Studio
Events Team: - This team will be formed of existing government bodies, local authorities and the education department of Le Havre to help support, fund and volunteering programmes for the up keep of the site as wells organising promotion of course of the art faculty, apprenticeships, the Exhibition spaces and market plots and other performing arts events. Job Opportunities: - The Events team will play a key role in the organisation in actively promoting jobs and job opportunity programmes working closely with Le Havre city council, local authorities and the local community in order to help other unemployed residents to find suitable jobs within this new development. - The aim is that these opportunities will enhance the community in bring it closer together whilst strengthen the education and jobs market and the general quality of life. It is also hoped that it will help reduce the unemployment rate in Le Havre and attract more residents, students and tourist to Le Havre.
- Will be appointed accordingly once the project is completed and management schedule produced.
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CLIENTS, FUNDING AND STAKEHOLDERS
Clients: CODAH, HAROPA, and Le Havre City Council The design proposal put forward will benefit the clients with giving a new use to an used neglected industrial space in to a multifunctional space, enhancing the scenery and beauty of the area and contributing to the recent developments in the Eure area. With the ambition of creating more job opportunities and attracting more students to the area there is room to attract tourist. From a sustainable point a view most of the redevelopment is not made up of heavy constructed structures and has been designed to restore the area back in to an industrial space if needed. The design is mostly made up of green space and temporary structures. Other benefits of this new development are that this project helps tackle the issue of Le Havre problem of be a shrinking city and flips it on its head as it has seen the population rate decrease by 1000 residents per year. By taking this unused industrial area and returning it back to the living city of Le Havre and its people should add to the growth of Le Havre and giving it new recognition for its sustainable development. It is also important to take note of Le Havre’s commitment to continue to work to AGENDA 21, which tackles the level of its quality of life within the
city, linking it to its wider framework of the project proposal of green infrastructure connections, creation of new public spaces, sustainability, green waste recycling and mitigation.
Possible Funding Funding
Possible Funding EU 2020 – Horizon 2020 is the EU biggest Research and Innovation programme, with almost €80Billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020) – In addition to the private investment that this money will attract, it promises more breakthroughs, discoveries and world-first by taking great ideas from the lab of the market. Horizon 2020 Flagship initiative aims at securing Europe’s global competitiveness. French Forum for Urban Safety – The EFUS work on all major issues relating to urban safety and security, and build up links between European local authorities by exchanging practices and information as well as through support and training. Also acting as a link between local authorities on a national, European and international level. Promoting the role of local authorities through their programmes, publications and research. The agency has a number of objectivities it could tackle from the proposed projects objectives and aims.
Clients
Urban Regeneration
French Forum for Urban Saftey
Town planning
Site Maintenance
Public Users
Universities Local Economies
Residents of Le Havre 170,000
Tourist
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HEALTH AND SAFETY
Directive 92/57/EEC - temporary or mobile construction sites Of 24 June 1992 on the implementation of minimum safety and health requirements at temporary or mobile construction sites (eighth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) Objective - This Directive lays down minimum safety and health requirements for temporary or mobile construction sites i.e. any construction site at which building or civil engineering works are carried out and intends to prevent risks by establishing a chain of responsibility linking all the parties involved. Moreover, the provisions of Directive 89/391/EEC - “the Framework Directive” - are fully applicable without prejudice to more restrictive and/or specific provisions contained in this Directive. Definition - The terms “temporary or mobile construction sites”, “client”, “project supervisor”, “self-employed person”, and “coordinators for safety and health matters at the project preparations stage and execution stage” are defined.
EEC and a safety plan when deciding architectural and/or organisational aspects, and when estimating the completion time of works or work stages. The person(s) responsible for coordination on the site shall ensure that employers and self-employed persons apply the general prevention principles, particularly in respect of the situations described, and that the health and safety plan is taken into account when necessary. They shall also organise cooperation between employers in matters of health and safety and check that the working procedures are being implemented correctly as well as ensure that no unauthorised persons enter the site. The employers’ obligations are: To adhere to the minimum safety and health requirements applicable to work sites set out in Annex IV. The aspects covered include energy distribution systems, emergency routes and exits, ventilation, temperature, traffic routes and danger areas, sanitary installations, etc. To act on the comments of the health and safety coordinator.
Contents - The client or project supervisor nominates person(s) responsible for the coordination of health and safety at sites where several firms are present. Where a person responsible for coordination is appointed, the project supervisor or client remains responsible for safety and health. The client or project supervisor also ensures that, before work starts at the site, a health and safety plan is drawn up. Where the site is expected to remain open for longer than 30 working days, and it employs more than 20 workers at the same time - or involves a volume of work in excess of 500 man-days - the client or project supervisor must give prior notice in accordance with Annex III to the competent authorities before work starts. The project supervisor and, where appropriate, the client shall take account of the general principles of prevention set out in Framework Directive 89/391/
Obligations of self-employed persons are to comply (by analogy) with the principles on safety and health at work set out for employers in Art. 6 and 13 of the “Framework Directive” 89/391/EEC and in the relevant provisions of Annex IV of this Directive and certain provisions of the directives on the use of work equipment and personal protective equipment in order to guarantee the health and safety of all persons on the work sit Health and Safety Considerations: - Safety of shared spaces between cyclist, pedestrians and motorist - Life buoys installed around the basin edge and on the decking as there is no railings - Industrial pollution from the port. - Heavy metals contrasted in to the soil.
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REFLECTION During the year as a studio we were set with various other project briefs, one of the subjects to help inform our design projects was to look at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as precedent from a small scale to large scale design project, each of us analysed the site and produced a case study. Using this project and the East London Green Grid was a key starting point to begin to think about Le Havre and the challenges presented about this ‘shrinking city’ and growing port. In November 2014 as a studio we visited Le Havre, my expectations where not diminished although it seemed isolated and lacked life and connectivity it, had qualities that really drew me to want to find a way to bring some vibrancy back as well as creating the connectivity I felt was missing. Cycling around the city is what allowed me to choose the proposed site and I was instantly drawn to this isolated area between new development and industrial space. A second visit in June 2015 was like visiting a slightly different city; the place was buzzing with life and also gave me the opportunity to observe the site under different conditions. During the winter months I noticed a lot of cyclist, joggers, runners, and people just taking walks but found when they get to this part of the site there is nothing for them -so some would just turn back around. During the summer there was more of this activity with various sports taking place in the basins along with keen fishermen but the conditions for fishing seemed somewhat uncomfortable and unsafe. On this final visit to Le Havre I also had an opportunity to meet with a representative from AURH urban planning department, it was this discussion that helped to further inform my decisions and my design proposals.. The proposal started with the intention to create educational gardens and quickly developed into much more by converting an unused industrial site into a multifunctional space not only for students of Le Havre but for all its residents. The design itself has been kept simple after analysing the new developments in and around Eure. By using similar materials and proposing sustainable outcomes by reusing and enhancing the existing features of the site, and also in allowing the site to be converted back to an industrial function if ever needed in the future. I believe the proposal is very functional and has a very good chance to be successful in serving its purpose, but more importantly serving the people of Le Havre and improving the quality of life and enhancing the beauty of the area.
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