portfolio in urban planning and design by Vincent Prats
CONTENT
academic projects
An elderly-friendly suburb
Haninge: a mosaic of life
A green mesh structured by the metro line
SÜdertälje, a gateway to degrowth
autumn 2013 - group work
autumn 2015 - group work
autumn 2016 - individual work
spring 2017 - individual work
An elderly-friendly suburb ABOUT THE ASSIGNMENT This studio brings students from Interior Design and Urbanism together. The task is focused on improving and adapting a public building and its surroundings in the context of a suburban area marked by an ageing population.
Gabrielle Cyr Claire Gérin Lajoie Vincent Prats Cynthia Saoumaa
Autumn 2013 Studio 3 Université de Montréal Montréal, Canada
The project takes place in Longueuil, Canada and more particularly on a sport centre both used by young and elderly people. The street on which it sits is devitalised and must be redesigned. Both the building and the urban context are not optimal for an active aged population. In this portfolio only the work done by the urbanism team is shown.
AUTONOMY
ACTIVE AGEING
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
MAPPING THE PROGRAM AREA 0
1
2
3km
INSTITUTIONAL CORE
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Sport centre
Taschereau Blvd
Joliette Street Ste Hélène Street
Church Ste Foy Blvd
Primary school
Quinn street Curé-Poirier Blvd
Ch. Chambly
Adult school Arena
Primary school 500
1 000m
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Sport centre
Social care centre
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100
200
300m
* Ste Hélène, Joliette and Quinn are three structuring streets on a local level.
CURRENT CONDITIONS
Derelict looking sport centre
Poor access by foot to food store Unsafe, empty and car-friendly boulevard
Underutilised and inhospitable yard
Mainly car-related services
ISSUES Why is a suburb configuration an obstacle to an active ageing population? They have been planned for active young families. Low density = poor commercial offer in walking distance A suburban fabric lengthen distances
The use of car is Ageing makes driving trickier encouraged
We are tributary of the public transit system
But low density = little frequency
I feel insecure due to the poor quality service and the crowd sometimes I feel isolated due to my decreased mobility
I don’t see any friends or relatives anymore. I stay home and feel depressed
This whole isolation issue is a vicious circle. Ageing gets worse
DESIGN STRATEGIES
DIMENSIONS
SPATIAL RESPONSES
More frequent public transit service all day long
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CONCRETE INTENTIONS
THE BLOCK We want to reinforce the position of the sport centre in the neighbourhood. The basis of our project is to transform Ste Foy boulevard into a more elderly-friendly street and to place the sport centre as the interface between Ste Foy and a local-scale institutional core.
THE STREET New role and new rhythm for Ste Foy: the street is marked by two distinctive paces. Mixed land-use when two structuring streets cling together and residential use in between.
quieter
referring to the stitches of a fabric
livelier
BLOCK-LEVEL INTERVENTIONS
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1. Playground 2. Running trail 3. Gardening boxes 4. Fitness zone 5. Side terrace 6. Front esplanade 7. Shared parkings
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75m
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The school yard infused with greenery and various programmes
The sport centre is revamped: big windows for more transparency and a side terrace
STREET-LEVEL INTERVENTIONS
CURRENT SITUATION
PROPOSED SITUATION
residential density
Ste Foy blvd
N
1:350
corner Ste Foy and Joliette : one of the three pockets of neighbourhood shops and services
Haninge: a mosaic of life ABOUT THE ASSIGNMENT This studio brings students from various backgrounds. The task is to imagine the future society in a context of drastic population boom and a necessity of producing locally most of the food needed. The study takes place in the commune of Haninge in Sweden and the urban centre of Handen. Connected to Stockholm with a commuter train and buses the commune is a satellite of the metropole. The scenario starts with a prediction of a rise of 40 000 inhabitants and a major oil crisis by 2050. Vincent Prats Maryia Rusak Anna Tรถrรถk Victoria Volina-Luchian
Autumn 2015 Design Studio Kungliga Tekniska Hรถgskolan Stockholm, Sweden
We use the concept of mosaic as a tool to express our proposal. The mosaic is an assemblage of diverse components and it represents the way we see a sustainable future for Handen and Haninge in 2050.
With the help of new policies and design solutions the mosaic of daily activities of a human being will change through time.
The five components:
2015
SLEEP
WORK
GARDENING
For 2050, 40 000 new inhabitants are expected to settle in the whole region. Moreover, the so-called peak-oil will demand a revision of the current resource management, consumption and transportation patterns and lifestyles standards. Thus our design project suggests new ways of living for the future society in which community and proximity have stronger meanings. The new development offers an intertwined combination of work and living areas, infused with civic centers and spaces for food production.
SPORT AND LEISURE
2030
HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITIES
EATING
Moreover, we want to soften the division between private and public realms where citizens meet up, socialize, work, grow food and live. Working hours would be shortened which allow more time for gardening and socializing. Long distance jobs would be substituted with more sustainable local employment. All in all, we think the future society would be more community-driven where locally-produced goods become the norm.
SOCIAL TIME
COMMUTING
2050
CURRENT CONDITIONS
In Handen, the priority we set is to improve the waterfront and the area around. For us it does not seem optimized due to the topography, the space allocated to car parking and the size of the buildings sitting between the station and the city:
The site demonstrates significant connectivity thanks to the train line but its access is made tricky due to the topography and the massive barrierbuildings;
We foresee a great potential for an intricate mix of state- and citizens-run programmes between the water and the town;
Much space is reserved to car parking and transit while the peak-oil may perhaps mean less car manufacture (electric or not) and that space is needed to shelter immigrants and to grow food.
THE PHASING 2020 : ROOF UP THAT STATION!
2022 : SPACE FOR CITIZENS
2025 : TIME TO CONNECT
Build a platform above the train station to mitigate the height difference and to create a new space
Promote the waterfront with eased access and various programmes. Space allocated to cars should be greatly reduced
Create a multimodal node with a bus terminal and a new regional light rail line
2030 : FIRST WAVE OF DENSIFICATION
2040 : UPDATE & DIVERSIFY
2050 : MULTIPLY FOOD AND SHELTER
Supply the neighbourhood with new dwellings on underused parcels by removing parking lots and narrowing down wide streets
Retrofit the existing buildings to incorporate food production facilities, a market, working spaces, social and cultural services
Repurpose residential courtyards to include large gardens and spread the housing development
MASTERPLAN WATERFRONT 2030
The idea here is to bring the city closer to the water. The waterfront changes from a sole train station into an activated public space with a diversity of programmes that bring life all day long. Easy connexion is ensured between the bus terminal and the commuter train station.
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25
50
100m
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MASTERPLAN HOUSING 2050
500 meters away from the train station lies an intricate densification project comprising new housing typologies, productive open spaces and a conversion of the existing shopping mall into work spaces.
0
25
50
100m
N
PROPOSED STRUCTURES AND PROGRAMMES
A LIVING WATERFRONT DELIVERED BY 2030
HOUSING DENSITIES AND PRODUCTIVE OPEN SPACES BY 2050
A green mesh structured by the metro line ABOUT THE ASSIGNMENT This project has been undertaken in the frame of a studio followed during my exchange semester in Brussels. The task is focused on the territory concerned by the extension of the metro line 3 supposed to represent a more viable option to the current tramline 55.
Vincent Prats
Autumn 2016 Design studio KULeuven Brussels, Belgium
In this project I question the planned extension and opt for a more flexible and economical transport infrastructure, which would enable the implementation of a green mesh that runs through the municipalities of Schaerbeek and Evere. The mesh would promote sustainable mobility patterns and offer ecosystem services.
CHALLENGES
FLOODS
STRESS
ECONOMIC INSTABILITY
HEAT WAVES
POLLUTION
ELECTRIC CAR
Climate change means more frequent heavy rains all dumped in the sewage system
Neglected and highly mineral urban environment
Continuous economic crises demand for more measured decisions when public money is involved
Mineral environments aggravate the heat island phenomenon
The societies are profoundly fossil fuel-dependant
Peak-oil encourages car companies to create electric cars but its footprint still has to be reduced
AMBITION
STRATEGY
My aim is to mitigate these challenges by questioning and revising the planned metro line 3 so it becomes the backbone of a green mesh that integrates more sustainable mobility patterns and nature-based collective spaces.
Adapt the transit system and the public spaces through a social-ecological approach. This approach looks for synergies between ecological and socio-spatial systems. The interventions are nature-based and citizensoriented. The natural elements offer ecosystem services that can help making Brussels prepared for the challenges.
*coupling mobility and landscape
THE TRANSPORT ADAPTATION PROPOSAL I disagree with the planned extension of the metro line for these following reasons: - expensive S S
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- bulky infrastructure - long to implement - a logic of hiding the public transit from the street
THE EXISTING TRAM 55
13 stations Aboveground No dedicated right of way 25 minutes ride 13 stations Aboveground 13 stations No dedicated right of way Aboveground Stuck in traffic 25 minutes ride
25-minute ride
THE PLANNED EXTENSION OF THE METRO LINE
Retrofitting of existing 7 stations stations + creation of 7 new Underground stations Underground Free from traffic 10-minute ride 10 minutes ride
Retrofit of all existing stations
Retrofitting of existing stations + creation of 7 new stations Underground 10 minutes ride
:: 94 metres : 94 94 metres metres passengers passengers passengers
Avenio: 72 metres 457 passengers
S S E L IS E R MO
BOA : 94 metres 728 passengers
THE TRANSIT LINE I PROPOSE Favor straight line
Both underground and aboveground
Revision of street hierarchy
No change to all the existing pre-metro stations
5 stations Off car traffic
Fewer stations
Lighter infrastructure
No need to dig all the way to Bordet
THE PROPOSAL The revised transit line functions as the backbone of a green mesh
Laeken
Laeken
Laeken park Like a mesh
Laeken park
the green trails cling to each transit station The transit line
is also a green trail in itself Cemetery
The green trails
Cemetery
favor the two wheels and the two feet Albert park
And they connect
Albert park parks and metropolitan landscapes
Josaphat park
Josaphat park
Bois de la Cambre LIEDTS
Underground station
COLIGNON
Aboveground station
RIGA
PAIX
BORDET
Bois de la Cambre LIEDTS
Underground station
COLIGNON
Aboveground station
RIGA
PAIX
BORDET
NATURE-BASED DESIGN TOOLS
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DITCH ALONG A CARFREE STREET
PERGOLA & SITTING FEATURES
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6
GREEN SWALE
ECODUCT
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7
PERMEABLE RAILTRACKS & FRUIT TREE
STORMWATER BASIN & FLOWER BEDS
4
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MULTIFUNCTIONAL ENTRANCE
COMMUNITY FOOD GARDEN
PLACE-SPECIFIC DESIGN PROPOSAL
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Liedts is a busy square in the municipality of Schaerbeek. It is remarkable for the diverse commercial offer that draws people all day long every day.
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Liedts is part of the Seine watershed and is located downhill which makes it prone to floods
The number of inhabitants per hectare in the sectors around Liedts making it one of the most dense neighbourhoods
68%
The percentage of artificialised surfaces in the municipality of Schaerbeek against 46% for the Capital-Region of Brussels
Heat island problem
High level of noise and disturbance
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Hard to read for pedestrians
Dangerous to cross Large footprint of the tram
Liedts is where I go to when I want to buy fabrics. It is so much cheaper here. Without a doubt the new metroline will make my journey smoother.
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Liedts is where I work. I live outside the city and use the public transport to come: coming here by car is unthinkable.
Liedts is very valued by the local residents but its design makes it not very pleasant nor safe for the kids and people with disabilities. I would like to see an improvement without a rent raise.
Lack of greenery
Streets loaded with cars Bicycles not promoted
Impermeable surfaces
PLACE-SPECIFIC DESIGN PROPOSAL
Liedts station : a living spot to be supported
Design tools to privilege for Liedts
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The main ambition here is to ensure a resilient public place in which citizens can thrive. The great value put on green infrastructures and caused by the poor access to parks and green spaces makes it a priority in this project. Liedts benefits already from an important flow of people so it only needs to be enhanced. By placing an underground station, railtracks are removed thus freeing space and giving it back to the users. It makes also the crossroad safer and easier to read for pedestrians and cyclists. New cycleways are implemented to complement it with the transit infrastructure. Liedts becomes therefore a node in the green mesh.
Bike parking Metro entrance & sitting steps Cyclesharing station Stormwater basin Permeable railway Green swale Cycleway Zone 20
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PLACE-SPECIFIC DESIGN PROPOSAL
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The main square hosts a stormwater basin that harvests rainwater surplus in times of heavy showers. Besides the protection of the built environment this feature becomes a space that fosters biodiversity and enhances the urban experience around the metro station.
2. The streets that shape the green mesh are redesigned in order to allow the implementation of green swales. This is advanced in order to tackle the heat island phenomenon and allow the penetration of rainwater through the ground instead of running through the sewage system.
3. Liedts metro station building is also designed as a small amphitheater. The place is not only a transport node but a lively and important social hub and this new piece of architecture aims to enhance this asset. The esplanade is sparkled with benches, tables and vegetation so users can linger and socialise.
Södertälje, a gateway to degrowth ABSTRACT
Vincent Prats
Spring 2017 Master’s Thesis Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan Stockholm, Sweden
The project is an attempt to explore the concept of degrowth and its implications on the municipality of Södertälje, Sweden. Degrowth is brought as a critique of the dominant ideology of continuous economic growth and its inherent over-exploitation of resources. It is advanced as the point of departure for a different society and seeks to reduce its metabolism. Therefore the project aims to visualise the transition from a growth-based society to one that favours environmental health and social well-being over economic concerns. Three preferred areas have been chosen to illustrate the changes: an improved waterfront catalyzed by a food hub, a reconfigured shopping-driven city centre and a motorfocussed industrial area metamorphosed into a complex mix of housing and productive spaces. Only the two latters are shown in this portfolio.
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atmospheric aerosol loading
THE SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL DISASTER OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM
climate change
NMENTAL CEILIN O R I G ENV
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Growth is taken-forgranted and endless
stratospheric ozon depletion
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SOCIAL SOCIAL FOUNDATION FOUNDATION
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SOCIAL FOUNDATION
Unsurprisingly this is Earth’s fundamental capacity
genetic diversity
novel entities
ocean acidification
Growth should not exceed Earth’s capacity
nitrogen & phosphorus cycle
freshwater use land-system change
CURRENT SYSTEM
THREE CAUSES OF THE HIGH METABOLISM a. mass production for a mass consumption. Acquisition and ownership are highly promoted; b. outsourced production that generates long distance handling of goods and resources;
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DEINDUSTRIALISATION PROCESS Globalisation advocates an overspecialisation of the countries and eased imports and exports between them. Sweden, as part of a globalised economy, has seen its industries moving out and locating in commodity frontiers.
WIPING OUT THE RESOURCES HIGH METABOLISM OF CITIES
10 000km
1000km
100km
THE NEW AGENDA
To disrupt with the dominant ideology of taken-forgranted economic growth and to expand the ‘what is possible’ I propose degrowth as the new agenda for Sweden. Degrowth is the point of departure to enact a transition towards a lower metabolism with the overarching aim to become the society within the doughnut, meaning that the social foundation is secured while remaining within Earth’s capacity.
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the socially and environmentally sustainable space where societies should be located somewhere in the dough
Degrowth advocates a democratically-led shrinking of production and consumption in order to achieve social justice and ecological sustainability
SOCIAL FOUNDATION
Degrowth seeks to decolonise an imaginary dominated by a one-way future; that growth equals well-being and improvement
There are already suggestions of halted economic growth in the coming 50 years
Degrowth is basically about living well within limits
VALUES OF DEGROWTH
SAVING THE RESOURCES LOW METABOLISM
Commonality
Circularity
Democracy
MICRO-INDUSTRIALISATION 1000km
Continuity
100km
Diversification of Sweden’s economy with the introduction of new spaces and types of production. The saying “produce what we consume and consume what we produce” is what should be strived for. In other words, a consumption of what is locally-produced and production not for trade but for local consumption. Therefore it is about producing and consuming just the right amount.
LOCATION OF THE PROJECT
Stockholm SL E20
Örebro
Urban centre
E20
SL
225 SJ
Degrowth in Södertälje
Katrineholm SL
E4 57
WHY SÖDERTÄLJE ?
Södertälje is a municipality south of the Swedish capital and within the Stockholm County. It has been chosen as the terrain of speculation in this project for three main reasons. Pop: 94 631 (2016) Foreign background: 52% Activity rate 20-64: 71,5%
A cluster of more than 70 initiatives focussed on sustainable methods of food growing is located in Järna. Therefore an enthusiasm and a know-how exist and should be scaled up.
Nyköping
It is the ranking of the land in Södertälje. The most fertile soil for agricultural land-use in whole Stockholm County.
The importance of the heavy industry in terms of employment
Kulturhuset
SJ
Scania
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OVERVIEW OF PROBABLE CHANGES OCCURING IN SĂ–DERTĂ„LJE
urban-rural synergies
a multiplicity of producers
shopping malls shrink
bounded urbanisation rural in the city
infrastructure for local provision
the harbour shrinks
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strictly protected farming land
interwoven functions
space dedicated to cars decrease
ecological methods of agriculture
shared rental housing
close-to-nature forestry production
more grassroot initiatives
Astra Zeneca and Scania decline
free indoor and outdoor community spaces
VISUALISING DEGROWTH
THE STADSKÄRNA big monostructures to serve big actors
PERIOD 2030-2040
DEGROWTH BECOMES ESTABLISHED
The maze-like street pattern reflects some of the ideas of degrowth: complexity and proximity.
Inneryard as new urban green semipublic spaces
Shops
Consumers
Consumer
The city centre is less about consumption now. It is a pleasant living space offering the basics I need.
small split structures to serve a variety of actors
Following the waterfront improvement is the reconfiguration of the stadskärna. In the 30’s degrowth becomes more established though not fully. The importance of the city centre as a shopping hub shows signs of weakness. Shopping malls across the country face profitability issues due to a lower consumption of goods in general and a change in the consumption patterns. Some remain but many go through a partial or complete conversion. In this case the municipality of Södertälje undertakes a redesign of its urban centre to go in line with the philosophy of degrowth. It starts with the extension of the activities of the food hub with an incubator in order to promote food entrepreneurship. It is followed by a reshuffling of the buildings and their functions, thus bringing more programmes in an area characterised by parking and shopping. It is expected to take a decade at least.
Shops become a secondary purpose of the city centre. The few ones sell stuff that have been recycled or repaired
Consumer
We’re a group of volunteers at the centre of arrival helping out newly-arrived immigrants with their integration.
Dome of Degrowth, a knowledge hotspot to learn and exchange about alternative ways of living
REASONS BEHIND THIS PROPOSAL
big monostructures to serve big actors
Shops big monostructures to serve big actors
Shops small split structures to serve a variety of actors
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From big monostructures to intricate small structures in order to reflect the diversity of dwellers and owners that degrowth advocates.
Consumers
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Consumer
Consumers
small split structures to serve a variety of actors
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Consumer
small split structures to serve a variety of actors
Consumers
Consumer
Consumer Shops
Shops
Under degrowth, consumers trade goods between them. It shifts from a centralised Consumer Consumers configuration to something more blown out and multilateral.
Consumers
Consumer
Consumer
Consumer
Degrowth changes the configuration; from monofunctional shopping street to a multifunctional mazelike street pattern with a variety of programmes
NEW ROLE FOR THE STADSKÄRNA
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THE PROPOSAL
First of all is the implementation of an incubator. The incubator aims to promote food entrepreneurship in Södertälje so to secure research and a continuous inflow of foodrelated initiatives. It is managed by the Södertälje Food Cooperative.
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Leaving the growth-based system will impact the current configuration of the stadskärna. Consequently the predominance of the sole activities of shopping and parking shifts gradually to make room for new programmes like repair facilities, dwellings, community spaces and a revamped public realm. As a second step the city centre is updated by reshuffling the buildings in order to accommodate the future programmes.
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FOCUSSED AREA - THREE BLOCKS
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EXAMPLE - BLOCK 3
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Complexify Storgatan
Unblock the block
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The third block also hosts a few shops and dwellings but the most important changes to mention are the incubator at the far-right and the arrival centre for the asylum-seekers supplemented with a communal kitchen, integration services and community spaces. Nedre Torekällgatan is the second street for deliveries because it leads to the back of the food hub. Moreover this portion of Köpmangatan becomes a shared-street and the far-right street is transformed into a green trail thus broadening the ecological corridor formed by the canal.
Complexify Storgatan
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THE NEW SCANIA PERIOD 2045-2060 DEGROWTH IS AT ITS APOGEE
Biogas is one of the main source of electricity and heating. Each community has its own energy plant.
Scania produces mostly for a national demand since global trade has strongly decreased.
Then, in 2050, degrowth is at its apogee. People are fully aware of the benefits gained by a slower pace of life: paid-work hours are almost halved and consumption is mostly circular. The urban and the rural productive landscapes mutually cooperate and the municipality is building the infrastructure for local provision. The continuous arrival of climate refugees require the construction of public rental housing. Moreover the activities of Scania - relying mostly on global trade and intensive distribution schemes are undergoing a serious decline. As a result it must sell a part of its plot - covering approximately 600 000m2 - which opens for development opportunities. The final stage of the transition is the requalification of the site in which dwellings, sites of production and recycling merge together, thus embodying the new sustainable society.
Much less animal protein is eaten in general and the livestock is raised, fed and slaughtered nearby
Permaculture and other ecological agriculture are well established. Intensive farming, GMOs and chemical fertilizers are now things of the past. Finding non-local food is almost a challenge now, haha! Food growing is part of the urban life. Yeaaah!! Sploush
Living spaces and production facilities are not a dichotomy anymore: they collaborate
REASONS BEHIND THIS PROPOSAL
The redevelopment of Scania represents a milestone in the transition, showing that global companies decline and leave space for localdriven programmes with lower ecological footprint.
The agricultural park is a way to incorporate rural assets within the city limits. It is a way to bring food production closer to its main consumption area hence connecting farming and ‘industries’.
In order to reach a desired national level of self-sufficiency more recycling facilities and manufactures will be necessary, which will depend on labour supply. Continuous immigration should fulfill the need.
Being located along the train line makes it ideal to transport the goods that have been produced, recycled or repaired. SL railways represent a great potential for goods transportation.
THREE MAIN GESTURES
The agricultural park iselement extended becomes Agricultural park: the central that and connects the central element that unifies the district. More than just producing food it constitutes an ecological structure. This is reinforced by its connection withstructure the lake. Ecological and access to the water
The maze-like street pattern advocated for the city centre is implemented anew in the new Scania development partly to follow the buildings’ configuration. Soft transport means have predominance over motorised vehicles. Pedestrians over cars
Embracing the industrial landscape
The existing industrial building stock is embraced, most of the building structures remain but are retrofitted in order to accommodate the new Reshuffling the existing buildings for new programmes. programmes
ABOUT THEdistrict DISTRICT About the The new new development aims to dwell the rising The development aims to dwell the rising population while facilities to ensure population whileoffering offering facilities to ensure local production. production. Industrial Industrial buildings buildings from from Scania local Scania are maintained but adapted to serve the are maintained but adapted to serve the new new production spaces and dwellings. The production and dwellings. The agricultural agricultural spaces park embodies the meeting of park embodies the meeting of farming and farming and 'industries' in an urban setting. ‘industries’ in an urban setting. The new district is meant to be an intricate mix
of new of is industries, The newtypes district meant tomore be anecological intricate and mix of new planned to producemore for a ecological regional orand national types of industries, planned to demand.for Many of theorformer buildings areMany of produce a regional national demand. turned into greenhouses in order to ensure food the former buildings are turned into greenhouses production all year long. The architecture of the inbuildings order toalso ensure food production all year long. are also quite favourable for this The architecture of buildings are also type of function. Sharedthe rental housing isalso added quite favourable for this type of function. Shared to seal the consumption/ production loop. rental housing is added to seal the consumption/ production loop.
OVERALL PROPOSAL
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