Our approach is to reveal the historical site while maintaining a
perspective of sustainable design. “Gaubert” ponds and retaining walls
allude to grand gestures of the Urban “Sun King”. These were
eliminated in favor of a modern railway which completely modernized the
site. To give it its particular identity, and also to create a pleasant
place to live in harmony with these two aspects; we sought to address
all of the special relationships by successive wall/frame,
frame/filter/nuisance flows. Two housing blocks of 14 000m2 facing the
wall reveal the low typology of the terraced houses. This also
maintains a special relationship to the ground by a mineral processing
which creates the notion of a base. A flaw of five meters high takes
shape to frame the landscape and create a giant platform for
semi-public parking. On top, a housing arrangement becomes entangled
in Q4 providing a facade north of the river. This appears as an
extension of the frame and thus forming a habitat with a calm and
relaxing setting. On the south side, a conservatory extension is
created by constructing a filter plant, forming a barrier to block out
urban stress. Taking in the thickness, the organic filter's double
structure aligns with the rail past the site, drawing a set of offices
and shops. This architectural response highlights the fundamental
nature of the site. The bus station acts as the epicenter of this
dynamic market and creates an intermodal hub between the future
extension of the station and nearby shops and offices.On the other
hand, the central building is used to link the public square and
garden, overlooking the possibility of hosting sports facilities or
municipal services. Our intention was not to hide, but rather to reveal
every aspect of using the best advantages in the overall approach of
our intervention.