POC Bords de Deûle Building the city with the people who live in it … The plans for residential development by 2040 on the Deûle area, just south of the city of Wambrechies, could mean more than 6,000 new housing units, the equivalent of Wambrechies’ population today! This example illustrates well the radical shifts expected in Read more about Building the city with the people who live in it …[…]
POC Allée St Georges, Armentières 7 apartments against a garden? The demolition of the old St Georges courtyard in Armentières, which became unsanitary, frees up land that, logically, is destined to accommodate new housing. But if you zoom out of St Georges alley in the heart of the city block, you will find on the edge Read more about 7 apartments against a garden?[…]
POC VILCO Better collaboration between citizens and administrations Like many cities, Brussels is home to an array of citizen initiatives and collectives committed to improving life quality, mobility, living together, climate, etc. Meanwhile, municipalities and regional administrations are also working towards sustainable development, through new policies and diverse actions. Hence VILCO’s inquiry: would combining the Read more about Better collaboration between citizens and administrations[…]
POC Béthune, passages et rues Passages to participation Street furniture and signage, urban ecology, culture and places for self-expression in the city, public buildings and equipment, lighting and sound scenography, etc. whatever the category, the city of Béthune’s aim is to foreshadow tomorrow’s public action, in an agile, transversal “project mode” and to participate in Read more about Passages to participation[…]
POC Verdi ingénierie Co-preserved industrial heritage In 1988, the Chaufferie Huet, a former weaving mill, closed its doors. In 2010, La Madeleine buys this industrial heritage from Carrefour,but it is in very poor shape. Even if this building “exudes La Madeleine’s history” according to Sébastien Leprêtre, the question remains: “Should we save or demolish this heritage? Read more about Co-preserved industrial heritage[…]
POC GARAGE GARAGE, a workspace in synergy Teleworking, telecottage, incubators… So many models that reflect today’s diversity of ways of working. On the brands and retail side, new concepts are also starting to emerge with the prospect of connecting entrepreneurs with consumers, as well as brands with their customers, by creating spaces that promote synergy. Read more about GARAGE, a workspace in synergy[…]
POC Wellice Living in your workplace Because employees’ practices and expectations evolve, so do working environments. The project Wellice seeks to build a responsible, pleasant office building that is integrated into its environment in the centre of Villeneuve d’Ascq. The intention is to create a space where work rhymes with well-being. Responsible, pleasant and integrated Wellice, Read more about Living in your workplace[…]
POC Monsfabrica Building the living city How to “make of the city”, build a humane city, thriving in collaboration and complementing major urban renewal programs like the one that, for 15 years now, has been raising the new Mons from the old Mons in Baroeul? Out of this question was born MONSFABRICA, a mutual aid and Read more about Building the living city[…]
POC Le Kappla Third furniture for third places Third places, coworking spaces, resource pooling…Practicesgradually growtowards collective sharing. Many spaces are flourishingaround thistrend. But are these evolving places sustainable? How can we take into account these growing practices along with the request of new workspace equipment by the citizens? Like a building game For this project, initially presented at the Tremplin Design Read more about Third furniture for third places[…]
POC Bazaar St-So Let’s mix skills at the Bazaar! In between the city and the eco-neighbourhood project, Bazaar St-Sooccupies a former railway hall with the aim of building a place dedicated to the creative economy. The building is cut in half: on one side, there is a workshop, and on the other, exhibition, meeting and office Read more about Let’s mix skills at the Bazaar![…]