Saint-Jean District guide plan
In a territory as impregnated and neglected as Saint-Jean, it is essential to think of nature in the city other than as a simple green dressing. We want to see in Saint-Jean a nature capable of organising, structuring and defining the urban space. For this it must be as ambitious as the urban project built : highlight and enhance the voids, activate and open the site.
In order to satisfy such ambitions it is essential to build a nature with many faces :
a vast ecological corridor along the railways to provide a raw sanctuary, a veritable reservoir of biodiversity, witness of ecological and sus stainable excellente. Not content to protect only, it is a place that educates through the implementation of a respectful signage and the reinforcement of some areas (“green islands” more lush than the rest of the park) through an intelligent irrigation.
a large, productive nursery of ornamental plants within CCAs to ensure the reproduction of endemic species while capitalising on a prolific market. Able to produce plants and flowers for individuals or for public development, the large nursery is a social employer benefiting the least qualified workers in relation to the employment pole present in the area.
Finally there is no need to explain the importance of a large recreational park within a neighbourhood : vector of meetings and recreation, therefore of social connection, it is a tremendous asset for the inhabitants as well as for the inhabitants’actors in the city who will find in Saint-Jean Park a strong added value.
credits
Architect: Clément Blanchet Arhitecture
Client: SPL Clermont Auvergne
Nature of the operation: Competitive dialogue
Realised in: 2017-2018
Site: Clermont-Ferrand, France
Program: European candidacy of culture 2028
Budget: NA
team composition
Engineering: ALTO Step, Urban Water, La Critic, Bruit du Frigo
Programmist: Menighetti Programmation
Expert sustainability: Franck Boutté
Expert mobility: Trafalgare
Landscape: Xavier Coquelet