In Transition - A Local Metropolis

Team point of view

The site, characterized by heterogeneous zones, has generated a project that can adapt in time and scale to different conditions.
New process-related developments will be implemented, ranging from short-term, informal interventions to a long-term urbanism based on a combination of small and large scale buildings. Small scale buildings establish a vibrant permeable ground floor, 100% public and equipped with multiple functions and urban spaces adapted to human scale. This ground floor can integrate existing structures and establishes a common ground for high-rise buildings, being visible from a distance and offering great views over the Parisian cityscape. The simultaneity of small and big, local and metropolitan scale, will create a unique vision of a contemporary city.