Les Ateliers d' urbanisme de Porto Novo 2011

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CONCEPT WEST AFRICAN WORKSHOP OF URBAN PLANNING IN PORTO-NOVO STRATEGY AND URBAN DESIGN FOR THE CITY CENTRE OF PORTO-NOVO

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CONCEPT Hogbonou

Adjatché

Porto Novo

CAPITALE

Affirmé par les béninois, référendum 1990

QUELLES DYNAMIQUES ?

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ECONOMIC STRATEGIES

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ANALYSIS WEST AFRICAN WORKSHOP OF URBAN PLANNING IN PORTO-NOVO STRATEGY AND URBAN DESIGN FOR THE CITY CENTRE OF PORTO-NOVO

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SITE LEVEL ANALYSIS

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KEY ISSUE WEST AFRICAN WORKSHOP OF URBAN PLANNING IN PORTO-NOVO STRATEGY AND URBAN DESIGN FOR THE CITY CENTRE OF PORTO-NOVO

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KEY ISSUES •The lagoon is treated as a backyard of the city with sewage being directly dumped to the water and polluting it.

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•The heritage monuments are deteriorating and an appropriate strategy is to be developed to rehabilitate them.

•There are many dead edges in the city centre and there is a need activate it.

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•The heavy traffic congestion at the entrance of the city needs to be addressed.

•There is no efficient transportation system that connects Cotonou and Porto-Novo as there is heavy commutation between these cities.

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•There is a lack of continuity between the east and west of the city centre.

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DESIGN PRINCIPLES WEST AFRICAN WORKSHOP OF URBAN PLANNING IN PORTO-NOVO STRATEGY AND URBAN DESIGN FOR THE CITY CENTRE OF PORTO-NOVO

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SIX MAJOR DESIGN PRINCIPLES ARE:

1. LINEAR AXIS OF PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT 2. HERITAGE WALK CONNECTING IMPORTANT HERITAGE MONUMENTS 3. MIXED USES 4. TO WIDEN THE ENTRANCE BRIDGE 5. SEAM THE EAST AND WEST OF THE CITY. 6. CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SONGHAI, THE NEW UNIVERSITY AND THE BOTANICAL GARDEN

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1. TO CONNECT THE CITY TO THE LAGOONS. •The pedestrian connections link the boulevard road to the lagoon linking major nodes with in the city.

•The Bio-swale system replaces the gutters which drains the treated waste and rain water along the streets to the filtration system in lagoons before getting discharged into the water.

EXISTING SECTION THROUGH THE AXIS

NEW SECTION THROUGH THE AXIS

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WASTE/RAIN WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

DEWATS

THE TREATED WASTE WATER AND RAIN WATER LED TO THE BIOSWALE

RE-USING WATER FOR GARDENING, FLUSHING, IRRIGATION, RESEARCH ETC

LAGOON INFILTRATION SYSTEM WEST AFRICAN WORKSHOP OF URBAN PLANNING IN PORTO-NOVO STRATEGY AND URBAN DESIGN FOR THE CITY CENTRE OF PORTO-NOVO

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SYSTEM TO RECYCLE GARBAGE

46% ORGANIC WASTE

40% SAND/DUST/ INORGANIC WASTE

RECYCLED AT LOCAL SCALE

3% PLASTIC

11% PAPER, WOOD, METAL AND OTHERS

RECYCLED AT CITY SCALE

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Integration of public amenity such as public toilet, biogas centre with the existing communities

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2. HERITAGE WALK

ADVANTAGES OF CREATING HERITAGE WALK

•PROTECTING AND CONSERVING THE HERITAGE MONUMENTS •CHANNELIZING TOURISM •CREATING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL PUBLIC •CREATING GOOD INFRASTRUCTURE ALONG IT •EVOKE MEMORY IN THE MINDS OF PEOPLE

•The proposed Heritage walk connects with the pedestrian axis to form major Activity nodes.

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SYSTEM TO REHABILITATE HOUSES

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL RECYCLING OF GARBAGE TO PRODUCE BIOGAS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY

HERITAGE ASSOCIATION

PROVIDE MATERIAL FOR CONSTRUCTION

STREGHTEN THE SOCIAL BOND

THE RESIDENTS PROVIDE MAN POWER AND REDUCE LABOUR COST WEST AFRICAN WORKSHOP OF URBAN PLANNING IN PORTO-NOVO STRATEGY AND URBAN DESIGN FOR THE CITY CENTRE OF PORTO-NOVO

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3. PROPOSING MIXED USES IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA OF THE CITY CENTRE ALONG WITH SPACES TO ACCOMMODATE INFORMAL COMMERCE TO ACTIVATE THE AREA.

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RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIFFERENT ACTORS MANAGEMENT

INFRASTRUCTURE IDENTIFICATION

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

INFORMAL ECONOMY

FIXING OF PRICE

HAWKERS ASSOCIATION

RESPECT THE RULES HAWKERS CLEANLINESS

EDUCATING THE HAWKERS

NEGOTIATION WITH COUNCIL

GOOD QUALITY PRODUCTS

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CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASSOCIATION

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4. TO WIDEN THE ENTRANCE BRIDGE.

EXISTING BRIDGE

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5. TO SEAM THE EAST AND WEST OF THE CITY.

Mixed use with commercial activities to dynamize the area

Low traffic route to incorporate pedestrian pathways help to seam both parts

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6. CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SONGHAI, THE NEW UNIVERSITY AND THE BOTANICAL GARDEN

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PROGRAM

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DENSITY

•The Pedestrian access accommodate high density and it reduces gradually towards the centre •Major activity node could accommodate high built density.

•The building heights vary from 4 storey to 1 storey

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MASTER PLAN

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DESIGN GUIDELINES •The open spaces are interlinked to create accessibility , security and good living environment to the users.

•3 meters are left as frontage to accommodate informal activities.

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LANDUSE

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PHASING

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