REASSESSMENT OF DOWNTOWN BLOIS AND THE LOIRE WATERFRONT

MISSION :

City of Blois

LOCATION :

Blois, 41

COST OF THE WORK :

12 millions on 5 years

PROJECT MANAGER :

Sativa Paysage , La Fabrique Urbaine, Transitec, ECMO, Concepto, Le lou du Lac

YEAR :

2012 – under construction

Blois, a Loire town, has a very specific urban configuration because at the jonction of two valleys, the Arrou’s and the Loire’s, so the urban landscape is heckled by the topography. Pedestrians, motorists and tourists all use the same public space, which has to be suitable for all uses.

The study is organized around two main axes, the central axis from the train station to the Wilson avenue, and the axis of the north embankment of the Loire. The study also covers a wider area to make different scenarios of traffic in the city center and in the adjacent districts.

The purpose of the study is to create new public spaces that can simplify the traffic in the city center while revealing the heritage of the urban landscape, and to create a new relationship between the city and its river, la Loire.

Impression

Study en project area

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Libération square

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Resistance square

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Marché au beurre square

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Pierre Mendès France walk

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Augustin Thierry Square

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Pierre Sudreau dock

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Axonometric view

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Treatment crossing detail

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Urban furniture

 

Press and web review


La Nouvelle République, Septembre 2014

Downtown project described, Blois (41).

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La Nouvelle République, Septembre 2014

Downtown project described, Blois (41).

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La Nouvelle République, Septembre 2014

Downtown project described, Blois (41).

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La Nouvelle République, Août 2014

Downtown project described, Blois (41).

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la Nouvelle République, juillet 2013

Downtown project described, Blois (41).

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BLOIS MAG n°100, décembre 2013

Blois Mag newspaper article, downtown project described, Blois (41).

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La Nouvelle République, décembre 2013

Blois Mag newspaper article, downtown project described, Blois (41).

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La Nouvelle République, novembre 2013

Neighborhood meeting, the” heart of town unveiled”

Downtown project described, Blois (41).

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La Nouvelle République, novembre 2013

“In a city where life is good

Downtown project described, Blois (41).

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