The ZAC du Bazacle is located between the
Garonne River embankment, the Brienne Canal, and the circular boulevard
which encloses the town centre of Toulouse. The terrain had been deserted,
but was adjacent to buildings with a strong historical charge: the Bazacle
hydroelectric power station and the old State run Tobacco Factory. The
project by Gabriel de Hoÿm de Marien proposed a dense habitat facing
the embankment.
The audit's objective was to validate the project's global approach
in terms of transportation, open areas, water, lighting, spatial hierarchy,
commercial and other activities, reference to and anchoring within
the city. There was a clear tension between the real estate developer's
intention
to create a residential complex targeting a well-off clientele, and
the strategical position occupied by the ZAC within the city.
The study examined, in a very precise manner, the different spatial
zones, both public and private, composing the project. A series of propositions
were made concerning the functioning and the design of the different parts,
presented by a detailed and illustrated description, looking at each sector
of the project in turn. |
