Les Ardoines

Shaped by industry, railway enclosure and the Seine, the Ardoines area suffers from fragmentation and a lack of public space. The study cross-reads the evolution of buildings, infrastructure and open space from 1900 to 2011.

Four directions follow: rehabilitate industrial heritage for cultural and public uses; concentrate new centres around existing hubs; connect through rail and river crossings and three green, mineral and blue continuities; diversify and densify the suburban fabric with intermediate housing.