URBASTUDIOURBANISME & ARCHITECTURE

New Project !

URBASTUDIO has been selected for the urban and landscape design mission for the “Faubourg d’Ecuelles” and “Bords de Canal” sites in Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne (77). We are proud to support Grand Paris Aménagement, the municipality, SEM 77, and the Community of Municipalities in this multi-site project. Our mission will focus on revealing the strengths of this territory by revitalizing its future centralities, enhancing its heritage, and developing sustainable mobility solutions to improve quality of life and make the sites resilient to climate change.

Team:
URBASTUDIO, urban planning & architecture, lead contractor
AltoStep, civil engineering
ETC Mobilité, mobility consultancy

URBASTUDIO at the Festival Échelle Un

URBASTUDIO will be present at the Échelle Un Festival on May 16th and 17th. The office will participate in a panel discussion titled “Territory of Culture, Culture of Territory: Crafting New Narratives!” focusing on the challenges of developing new urban narratives to support ecological transition.

The event is open to all, free of charge upon registration, and will feature panel discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities over two days.

Thanks to ENSA Paris-Est and Matthew Won Piker for the invitation and organization of this event.

For more information : https://lnkd.in/ehzRFdnu
To register : https://lnkd.in/e7WcDnB6

New Project !

URBASTUDIO has won the tender for the urban study on the former PSA site in Aulnay-sous-Bois. The office is pleased to accompany the SPL Sequano Grand Paris in continuing the discussions on the reindustrialization and future of the PSA historic site.

Team:
URBASTUDIO – urban planning & architecture, lead office
HBLA – landscape architects
EGIS – civil engineering study

Awarded Consortium !

Our consortium has been selected for a mission involving master planning and urban project management for the “Grand Metropolitan Campus” project in Dijon.

Located at the eastern entrance of the metropolitan area, SPLAAD, the Dijon Metropolitan Area Development Corporation, aims to establish a cluster of companies specializing in medical research, healthcare, and digital technologies. Situated in the heart of the university and medical city of the metropolis, in close proximity to nationally renowned educational and research centers and the regionally renowned University Hospital, this future campus is intended to enhance the attractiveness of the region.

Team:
Cabinet Merlin – civil engineering consulting, lead office
URBASTUDIO – architecture & urban planning
JDM Paysagistes – landscape architects
Archiducs – local architects

Metamorphosis Workshop: Discussions on the Transformations of the Paris Region

The final presentation and jury debate day of the 41st International Workshop on Urban Design “Metamorphosis – Cities and Territories Facing Climate Challenges” took place on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at the Ministry of Energy Transition and Territorial Cohesion.

Marine Oudard is delighted to have supported the workshops and participants as a scientific co-pilot (alongside Raphael Besson, an expert in urban socio-economics and a Ph.D. holder in territorial sciences, Laboratory PACTE, University of Grenoble).

The 15 international participants (South Africa, Algeria, Argentina, the United States, France, Greece, India, Japan, Morocco, Mexico, Switzerland) engaged in a reflection on the transformations of territories in the context of Zero Net Artificialization, environmental urgencies, and lifestyle changes, particularly revealed during the COVID pandemic. This multiscale work was carried out with the involvement of elected officials and the teams from the application areas of the workshop, Orly and Goussainville.

Visit the workshop’s page for more details and check the session booklet to explore the proposals arising from this workshop!

Metamorphoses Workshop: Visits to Goussainville and Orly

Field Trips with the Participants of the Île-de-France Metamorphoses Workshop

Visit to the Orly Territory, shaped by its role as a service territory, the continuous evolution of large housing estates for over 50 years, and major projects related to the arrival of Line 14 of the Paris Metro.

Visit to the Goussainville Territory, its connections and potential with the airport, its numerous projects to revitalize various neighborhoods in the municipality, and its Old Town, an ancient village on the verge of a renaissance to which the participants were invited to contribute.

URBASTUDIO has won the bid for the Grand Pré/Portes de Rosny area

Les Ateliers – International workshops of planning and urban design

Marine Oudard is delighted to participate as a scientific lead in the 41st International Workshop on Urban Design in Île-de-France: Metamorphoses – Reshaping Cities and Territories in the Face of Climate Challenges.

The 2023 session aligns with ongoing discussions on combating soil artificialization (ZAN objective) through the following questions:
– How can we fight against soil artificialization ?
– Can we improve residents’ quality of life by densifying the city, or should we instead avoid hyper-concentration ?
– How can we address current challenges—climate, environmental, social—across territories with various scales and characteristics ?
– How can we accommodate the diversity of living and working patterns ?
– How can we better coexist urban and natural environments ?

Thematic roundtables will be organized throughout the year, and a three-week workshop in September will bring together young professionals from around the world to engage in innovative thinking about territories in Île-de-France.

For more information, please visit: https://ateliers.org/fr/workshops/234/“

Europan 16 – Follow-ups in Bassens

After 8 months of collective work, the follow-ups of Europan 16 were presented with @Lydia Blasco / YAP Architecture, @Keno Architectes, and @Foams Arquitectos.

Our mission began in May 2022 and materialized with a Steering Committee on February 7, 2023, in the presence of Mr. Rubio, Mayor of Bassens and Metropolitan Councilor delegated to the OIM Arc Rive Droite, Mr. Le Van Kiem, Director of Development and Innovation at the Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux, and Nathalie Bouchain, Director of Urban Planning at Bordeaux Métropole.

Following the Europan 16 competition launched in 2021, the three winning teams of the competition embarked on a post-competition phase at the request of the partners to further develop reflections on the industrial-port territory of Bassens.

Interview – Com d’Archi

Marine Oudard has been invited to speak on the Com d’Archi podcast by Anne-Charlotte Depondt to discuss her career. This invitation follows the award-winning project in December 2021 with Lydia Blasco Yubero (YAP Architecture) and Benoîte Daneels Le Fèvre, landscape architect, for their project River Strip(s) in Bassens-Bordeaux (33), as part of Europan 16.

The full interview can be found via this link  for the French part and here for an excerpt in English, or on various platforms, and other episodes can be found here. Thank you, Anne-Charlotte, for this very enjoyable exchange!