urban planning, landscape planning, street design, environment, landscape infrastructure

On the fringes of the agglomerated urban crown of Ile de France and benefiting from a quality of service (SNCF to Paris/ Gare Saint-Lazare, A15, and RD14), Herblay presents a largely preserved residential setting.
The municipality, convinced of the challenges of Sustainable Development, wishes to promote through new operations, urban planning and architecture at a high level of environmental, social and economic qualities in the spirit of the provisions expressed in Grenelle 2. The objective is therefore the realization of an eco-district.

The landscaping takes into consideration the scales of the district and the commune that connect the Bois des Naquettes and des Fontaines (to the east) to the Bois des Bayonnes and the Ceinture Verte (to the west). It translates into:

  • the creation of a park penetrating the heart of the district: park space of natural and functional appearance (market gardening, biodiversity, forestry, water management), consisting of meadows, groves, family gardens and developed retention basins;
  • the integration of landscape knots, wooded areas (organization of a green grid based on the plot, planted roads and private landscaping);
  • the valorization of the views on the distant landscape (hillsides of the loops of the Seine).

The limitation of the urbanization area guarantees the Bayonnes sector a privileged location, since it belongs to a site that we know will remain, despite the future extensions of the city, at the interface of an urban and agricultural environment; the Green Belt of the Ile de France, inscribed in the Master Plan of the Ile de France Region bordering the site on the western limit, further increases this quality.
The combination of the desire to offer a new way of living (an eco-district) and the desire to enhance the natural qualities of the site makes it possible to imagine the creation of a real district in a park.
The composition therefore proceeds from an osmosis between urbanization and the natural environment. It excludes any opposition between the two circles.

urban planning, landscape planning, street design, environment, landscape infrastructure
urban planning, landscape planning, street design, environment, landscape infrastructure
ZAC des Bayonnes | Herblay | The Landscape Company 3
urban planning, landscape planning, street design, environment, landscape infrastructure
ZAC des Bayonnes | Herblay | The Landscape Company 6

Architects: The Landscape Company

Location: Herblay

Client: Commune of Herblay

Program: Pre-operational study for the development of the Bayonne’s ZAC

Status: Completed

Site Area: 70 Hectares

Project Year: 2010

Collaborators: Puzzler (urban planner mandatary), La Compagnie du Paysage, Setu (BET), ADSC, AEU (Environment), CDVia (BET), Philippe Bassetti (programmist)

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Related articles

UDL Thesis Publication 2024

Curating the Best Thesis Projects Globally !

UDL Photoshop

Masterclass

Deciphering the secrets of Urban Mapping and 3D Visualization

Session Dates

16th-17th Nov 2024

Empower Your Creativity with UDL Digital Resources

Thesis Report Writing for Architecture and Urban Studies

Join the largest social media community!

Join Our WhatsApp Group

Recent Posts

Sign up for our Newsletter

“Let’s explore the new avenues of Urban environment together “