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City-Port Interface
The City-Port Interface: A Resource for Diverse Development Projects
Developing public spaces and recreational or cultural amenities in City Port interface zones to create an appealing new area.
How can the waterfront be used to address the spatial needs of the city in innovative ways ?
The delays involved in the gradual rehabilitation of city/port interfaces may result in the presence of empty installations or spaces awaiting reallocation, which will detract from the general attractiveness of the district and the existing infrastructure. In order to make these rarely visited sites more attractive and dynamic and to fill the gaps in the overall appearance of the area, a strategy based on temporary uses will make it possible to attract resident population and visitors to the sites being rehabilitated on the city/port interface. The strategy will also bring economic benefits, due to the arrival of visitors, local tourists, etc.
At Nantes, SAMOA (Société d’Aménagement de la Métropole Ouest-Atlantique) has implemented a temporary occupation strategy for brownfield areas in the Ile de Nantes. Attractive contract conditions and low rental fees are being offered to businesses and/or to artists and creators. This was the case for Halles Alstom 4 and 5 which architect Franklin Azzi transformed into an Institute of Fine Arts which opened its doors in autumn 2017. It was also the case for the three warehouses of the firm Larivière, at the west end of the island. Thanks to some limited renovation work on the buildings and some landscape works conducted by architect Christophe Theilman, the site will host the offices and workshops of « Solilab » for the next twelve years. Solilab offers services to associations and entities involved in social economy.
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