Histoire d'un ruisseau

TEAM PORTRAIT

INTERVIEW
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1. How do you define the main issues of your project in relation with the theme “Re-sourcing”? Re-sourcing thanks to nature, to social dynamics, to new materiality? In which way do you think your project can contribute to an ecological and/or social evolution? And in which way do you think your project can be called a “regenerative project”?
The heart of the project lies in implementing a careful territorial strategy that builds on the geography of Nailloux — the ridges, edges, valleys, and network of discreet streams that structure the landscape. Re-sourcing consists of mobilizing these environments as the foundation for a regenerative project: restoring soils, rehydrating valleys, slowing down and enhancing waterways, reconfiguring forest edges to accommodate new uses, transforming existing buildings, and optimizing artificial land rather than expanding the city. The aim is to strengthen local ties and pave the way for more socially cohesive and less resource-intensive ways of living.

2. How did the issues of your design and the questions raised by the site mutation meet?
The challenges facing Nailloux — urban sprawl, car dependency, droughts, and floods — have demonstrated the need to incorporate each localized action into a broader approach. It is not just a question of developing or building on specific sites, but of rethinking the way in which the territory is structured: how ecological continuity, water management, mobility, meeting spaces, and the environments that support them are organized. These changes to the site have guided the project towards a landscape-based approach, capable of linking local interventions to a broader vision that remains consistent over time.

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