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URBAN PLANNING
Preliminary project
The recovery of the submarine base site represents a global transformation
of the existing landscape. It is not simply a case of taking down the military
enclosure to artificially open the forbidden city to the public at large.
The transitory strategic position confers on the Keroman peninsula the responsibility
of the major project for the redevelopment of the Lorient area. The ambition
developed on the occasion of the Rohan quay operation and the promenade
policy for the quays culminates in Keroman: the city is open to the ocean.
The opening of the submarine citadel provides the unique opportunity of finding a public facade on the coastline. From the Congress Centre to the banks of the Ter, a unifying thread will ensure the cohesion of the different landscapes and their wealth of differences.
The project therefore proposes a step by step approach to this recovery. A definition of spaces and strategic relationships will increase the tension of the thread in pursuance of the opportunities presenting themselves. Thus, a juxtaposition of vastly different programmes will form a continuity in the relationship between the land and the littoral.
The interactive site
The social impact of such a project is a challenge for the community. The
phasing proposes a process of integration for this historically rich part
of town. Attract the visitors in the early stages to discover the other
side as did the people of Berlin in 1989. That the people of Lorient may
then find themselves in the heart of the huge site, and have the pleasure
of seeing the site evolve from day to day. This is the period for visiting,
for observation: things to be done in such a way that the development and
construction are an interactive activity. Finally the period of an emerging
urbanity, the first city ways, the desire to live in and explore.
Typologies of the coastline
The landscape is structured to find the point of resonance between the land
and the ocean. Respecting the environment while allowing a rational utilisation
of the coast. Retaining walls to avoid erosion, constructions detached from
the ground assuring the continuity of the sea-front promenade, and lastly
a series of facilities linked with the coastline from the swimming pool
to the High tech technical platform.
Variety and complementarity
The structure of the bunkers makes them ideal for mixed programmes of the
most inventive kind. The acoustic qualities of the structure allow us to
envisage the juxtaposition of the archaeological vestiges with the naval
construction company and the coastal shuttle jetty. Thus each bunker may
be treated as a neighbourhood. Each has its own characteristics, inhabitants,
internal, and even << external >> evolution with the possibility
of developing the roof.