Description: One of the largest urban redevelopment projects in Paris in recent years, aimed at integrating a space isolated for many years from the city center. The entire development covers 54 hectares, with a 10-hectare urban park at its center. A multifunctional area (housing, offices, industrial facilities, stores and public facilities are located here). It is an eco-friendly district with ÉcoQuartier Stage 4 certification. The buildings are certified as energy efficient (designed according to the principles of bioclimatic architecture, with very good building insulation – reducing heating requirements to 15 kWh/sq.m./year, using geothermal energy and energy generated by a photovoltaic system).
Process: An investment that is part of the process of revitalising post-industrial areas – on the Saint-Lazare railway siding.
Community: It is planned that the district will eventually house 7,500 people and provide work for 12,700 persons. An ethnically, culturally, socially and economically diverse district. Currently, the city is pursuing a policy of rebalancing between social rental housing and private housing, therefore, the district includes: 50% social housing, 30% owner-occupied, 20% rented.
NBS tools used: Greenery between buildings with an area of 6,500 sqm, greenery on roofs with an area of 26,000 sqm. Martin Luther King Park (10 hectares) is the center of the development. The park consists of two parts, its center is crossed by the existing railway line, and to cross to the other side of the establishment you need to use the ramp. The center of the park is a water reservoir (used for rainwater retention, special terraces located on its perimeter, are covered with reeds, which purify it). The park is divided into zones: (sport, recreation, seasons and water). Retained water is used to water plants, and excess water is allowed to soak into the ground through bioswales and rain gardens. In the park there is a large amount of vegetation, arranged in layers, using native species, including fruit trees, which are said to favour the animals that inhabit this space. There is also a small community garden in the park.
Compiled by the University of Warsaw – research (April / May 2022, Paris)
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