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Global view of the siteaerial photo with strategic elements CATEGORY town planning and architecture HOW DOES THE SITE CONTRIBUTE TO THE ADAPTABLE CITY? STRATEGY OF THE CITY TEAM REPRESENTATIVE: architect A small town in the heart of the agricultural region of , Ciney has seen its dŚĞĐŝƚLJǁĂŶƚƐƚŽƌĞǀŝĞǁƚŚĞŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝŶƐƚĂƟŽŶŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚŽĨ LOCATION Ciney, Quai de l’industrie ƵƌďĂŶƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƵŶĚĞƌŐŽĂƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĞǀĞƌƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞĂƌƌŝǀĂůŽĨƚŚĞƌĂŝůǁĂLJĂŶĚ Ciney. The basic element of the redevelopment is to remove the level crossing POPULATION 15.716 habitants ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝŶ ƐƚĂƟŽŶ ũƵƐƚ ŽǀĞƌ ϵϬϬ ŵĞƚƌĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ͘ ŽŶƚŚĞƌĂŝůǁĂLJůŝŶĞ͘dǁŽƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐĂƌĞďĞŝŶŐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ͗ĂŶĞǁďƌŝĚŐĞƚŽƚŚĞ STUDY SITE +/- 9.50 hectares ACTION SITE 2.2 hectares ůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞƚŚŝƐƐƚĂƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞŝŶĞLJ&ŽƌŐĞƐĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƚĞĚĂŵĂũŽƌĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĐůƵƐƚĞƌƚŚĂƚ ŶŽƌƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƐƚĂƟŽŶŽƌĂŶĂƵƚŽŵŽďŝůĞƉĂƐƐĂŐĞǁĂLJƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůĞǀĞůĐƌŽƐ- SITE PROPOSED BY the Town of Ciney ƐĞƚƚŚĞƉĂĐĞŽĨůŝĨĞŝŶƚŚĞŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ͘tŚĞŶƚŚĞĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐǁĞƌĞĚŝƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚŝŶ ƐŝŶŐ͘>ŽƌƌLJƚƌĂĸĐǁŝůůďĞĚŝǀĞƌƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞďLJƉĂƐƐŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘EĂƟŽŶĂůZŽĂĚϵϯϳ OWNERS OF THE SITE Private real estate companies ϭϵϴϴ͕ƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞǁĂƐĐŽŶǀĞƌƚĞĚŝŶƚŽĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘dŚĞĂƌĞĂďĞƚǁĞĞŶ that links the town with the Meuse Valley would run along the railway lines, and Infrabel (SNCB) [Belgian Rail] ƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŶǀĞƌƚĞĚĨĂĐƚŽƌŝĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĂŝůǁĂLJŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJůŝƩůĞƵƐĞĚ͕ĂŶĚĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƚĞƐĂ ĨƌĞĞŝŶŐƚŚĞYƵĂŝĚĞů͛/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞĨŽƌƚƌĂŶƐŝƚƚƌĂĸĐ͘dŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞůĂƐƚ ASSIGNMENT AFTER THE COMPETITION ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐƐŝƚĞŐŝǀĞŶŝƚƐƉƌŽdžŝŵŝƚLJƚŽƚŚĞƐƚĂƟŽŶ͕ƐŚŽƉƐĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘dŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨ ůĂŶĚƌĞƐĞƌǀĞŽĨŝŶĞLJǁŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞŝƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽĞƌĞĐƚĂĐŽŵƉůĞdžŽĨŽĸĐĞƐĂŶĚ Town planning advice and support for the change of the planned ĐŽŶǀĞƌƟŶŐƚŚŝƐĨŽƌŵĞƌŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƐŝƚĞŝƐƚŽ͞ďƌĞĂƚŚĞŶĞǁůŝĨĞ͟ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵ- ĚǁĞůůŝŶŐƐ͘dŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ>ĞŝŐŶŽŶďĂŶŬƐĂůŽŶŐŝƚƐĐŽƵƌƐĞŝŶƚŚĞŶĞŝŐŚ- ŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĂĐƟŽŶƐŝƚĞ͕ůĂLJŽƵƚŽĨƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚ ƌŚŽŽĚ ďLJ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ Ă ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂů ŵŝdž ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŐŽŽĚƐ ďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚǁŽƵůĚĂīŽƌĚĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĂ͞ŐƌĞĞŶĂŶĚďůƵĞ͟ĞĐŽůŽŐŝ- architectural design of certain buildings. ƉůĂƞŽƌŵƐ͕ƚŚĞ>ĞŝŐŶŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĞƌYƵĂŝĚĞů͛/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞ͘ cal mesh. Ciney - Belgium - europan 12 europan 10 -Entre les quais France - Saintes

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SITE SITE DEFINITION NADAPTABILITY: MAIN ELEMENTS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNTEW MOBILITY dŚĞŽƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶĚŝĂŐƌĂŵǁŝůůďĞŽƉĞŶͲĞŶĚĞĚƐŽƚŚĂƚŝƚĐĂŶďĞĂĚĂƉƚĞĚƚŽĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐNEW SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT Below the old town, the Brussels- railway line runs through Leignon dŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ǁĂŶƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƚŽǁŶ ƉĞƌƚĂŝŶ ƚŽ ŽĸĐĞ ƐƉĂĐĞ͕ ƚĂŬĞŶŽŶƚŚĞƚLJƉĞŽĨƉĂƐƐĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞƌĂŝůǁĂLJƚƌĂĐŬƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĐŽƉĞŽĨƚŚĞŽĸĐĞŇŽŽƌ OpenValley. The Ciney Forges, which were linked to this line, were along the Quai de to the east and south, the plateau dominates the town cen- The creation of pedestrian discovery routes and the re-establish- The City wishes to combine the regeneration of this derelict tre and provides distant views over the Charente Valley. To the mentŵĞĚŝƵŵͲƐŝnjĞĚ of continuities ĚǁĞůůŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ be ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐtweenĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ the sur ĨŽƌrounding ƵƐĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞneighbourhoods ƌĂŝůǁĂLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ space. The dwellings will be adaptable to the maximum to meet the changing hospital site with environmental objectives. The buildings were north,l’Industrie. On the site of an old quarry, the East side played host to the foundry, an 18th century convent (la Providence) forms a homoge- inhabitants of the neighbourhood. No shop will be planned so as not to compete ŶĞĞĚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŚĂďŝƚĂŶƚƐ͕ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ ƚŚĞ ĞůĚĞƌůLJ Žƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞĚƵĐĞĚ ƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŽĸĐĞƐ͕ǁŚĞƌĞĂƐŽŶƚŚĞtĞƐƚƐŝĚĞ͕ďŽƌĚĞƌĞĚ are development objectives. Another objective is to structure the constructed on a limestone base cut with ravines and gullies run- neous structure. To the east, a network of steep and inaccessible rǁŝƚŚĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƐŚŽƉƐŝŶƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĞŽĨƚŽǁŶ͘dŚĞƐĞǁŽƌŬƐŽŶƚŚĞďƵŝůƚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚole of the car and parking inside and around the site. mobility. Sustainable improvements will enable the neighbourhood to make a alleyby the Leignon, comprises warehouses and a storage area. The East part was ways restricts the links to the town centre. To the west, Place shall be completed by the redevelopment of the Quai de l’Industrie into a public ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ Ă ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ŵŽƌĞ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƞƵů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶĞƚ͕ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ du 11ƚƵƌŶĞĚŝŶƚŽĂǀŽĐĂƟŽŶĂůƐĐŚŽŽů͕ƉƌĞŵŝƐĞƐĨŽƌĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƐƉŽƌƚŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ͕ Novembre, a square set aside for parking, provides the cur- NƐƉĂĐĞƚŚĂƚĐŽŶĨĞƌƐƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŽŶƚŽƚŚĞďƵŝůƚĂƌĞĂĂŶĚŐŝǀĞƐƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJƚŽƐŽŌŵŽĚĞƐŽĨEW LIFESTYLES ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĚĞŶƐŝƚLJŽĨĚǁĞůůŝŶŐƐƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌĂƚƌĂŝŶƐƚĂƟŽŶŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ͕ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ rent ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞtĞƐƚƐŝĚĞŚĂƐƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚĂǁĂƐƚĞůĂŶĚ͘KŶůLJƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŽůĚǁĂƌĞŚŽƵƐĞƐentrance to the site (the houses bordering the square will TƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ͘ƚƚŚĞũƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĚĞŶƐĞůLJŝŶŚĂďŝƚĞĚĂƌĞĂŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞĂŶĚƚŚĞhis site, emblematic as it is of the urban history of Saintes, is set ĞŶĞƌŐLJĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚǁĂƐƚĞƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶĨŽƌďŽƚŚƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĂŶĚƵƐĞŽĨdecisions about whether to demolish or convert buildings, the be retained).is occupied by a gardening establishment. On the other side of the Leignon, the The site is within an area of architectural and urban tƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂƐ͕ƚŚĞĂŝŵŝƐƚŽĐůŽƐĞƚŚĞƵƌďĂŶŝƐĞĚĂƌĞĂŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞo become a key social and recreational space overlooking theƚŚĞ timeframe ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͘ &ŝŶĂůůLJ͕ of the ǁŚŝůƐƚ proje ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐct, the ƚŚĞ desi ƌŝƐŬƐgnŽĨ of ƚŚĞ public ƌŝǀĞƌ ŽǀĞƌŇŽǁŝŶŐ͕spaces and ƚŚĞ archi- proteĂƌĞĂŽĐĐƵƉŝĞĚďLJƚŚĞŽůĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƌĂŝůǁĂLJůŝŶĞƐŝƐůŝƩůĞƵƐĞĚ͘dŚĞŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚLJction (Projected Sector), a scheme which recommends clea- ciƌĂŝůǁĂLJƐŽĂƐƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞƵƌďĂŶƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŵŽƌĞůĞŐŝďůĞ͕ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌĨŽƌƌĂŝůǁĂLJty, a place of encounter for future inhabitants and visitors. Thedevelopment of the site will secure sustainable management of the water cycle tectures, will need to be founded in a sustainable development ranceǁĂŶƚƐƚŽƚƵƌŶƚŚŝƐŽůĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůĂƌĞĂŝŶƚŽĂŵŝdžĞĚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůnjŽŶĞ͘ of the rocky spur. Within the walls of the former hospital, methodspassengers, whilst preserving the views onto the Parc de la Haute. used to reveal the site should emphasise its historicalĂŶĚƌĞŝŶĨŽƌĐĞƚŚĞĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐŽĨƚŚĞǁĞƚĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌŽĨƚŚĞ>ĞŝŐŶŽŶ͘ process and incorporate environmental quality and energy per- only two buildings must in all circumstances be retained: the Go- value and its sociological dimension: former fortress, place of life formance criteria. vernor’s house (17th century) and the Chapel (19th). and death, a space of hospitality. Ciney - Belgium - europan 12

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ŝŶĞLJƚƌĂŝŶƐƚĂƟŽŶ The Leignon

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