PLACE DU VELODROME
Type
Espaces publics
Date de réalisation
2015
Ingénieur civil
Michel Buffo Thomas Jundt
Maître de l'ouvrage
Ville de Genève
Autre(s) intervenant(s)
Pascal Heyraud Sarl Eclairage: Les Architectes Associés, Lyon
Surface brute
3'250 m2
Coût
2’139’000
Procédure
appel d'offre
Architecte
Pascal Heyraud sàrl - Nussbaumer Perone architectes
Interview de l'architecte
Descriptif
The landscaping and architectural treatment of the Velodrome square is based on a very detailed analysis of the pre-existing situation to generate, through a few highly targeted interventions, its new identity. After recognizing that the thirteen plane trees and the slight difference in level between the street and the future square were the bases of this project, the authors developed a concept marked by minimalism that radically transformed a parking area into a living space for the district. The wall that makes the transition between the pavement and the square contains all the quality of the approach: on the edge, it offers a use in the form of a foundation, its character as a structure allows the retention of a promontory for the original trees and its material - a white concrete composed of crushed light gravel, then deactivated and washed - gives the place a textured character. The rest of the operation consists in clearly defining the ground partitions: in front of the building that encloses the public space, a square designed with the same concrete is accompanied by subtle ramps laid at an angle, punctuating the modest difference in level with the large surface of the same white gravel that slips under the preserved trees. To the west of the square, an elegant helical ramp allows soft mobility to access the artificial ground that gives access to the "walkway slab" that connects the modernist buildings located at the rear. It rises in a very vegetal universe that echoes a pre-existence of the site, further west in the form of a related private garden. Philippe Meier
Plans
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Autres références
PLACE DU VELODROME
Pascal Heyraud sàrl rue de l'Evole 8a 2000 Neuchâtel
Tél: 032 724 11 92
neuchatel@heyraud.ch
Accessibilité TPG
tram 14 bus 19