Creating a convivial space
Structuring services and preserving biodiversity through the creation of a convivial space
The municipality of Saint Benoit-la-Chipotte, 500 inhabitants, wants to transform its village centre from a landscape wart into a multi-generational, inclusive space for culture and sharing that respects the environment and biodiversity. The aim is to make the village more attractive by rehabilitating its run-down heritage and integrating it into the ongoing ecological transition.
France
At the corner of "rue de Lorraine" and "rue de la mairie" 88700 Saint-Benoît-la-Chipotte France
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88412: Saint-Benoît-la-Chipotte (FR)
The municipality acquired a plot of land located in the center of the village on which there was a dilapidated hangar that was threatening to collapse in order to secure the town center and improve its image.
It saw the opportunity to create a friendly public space for relaxation and meeting by proposing the creation of green spaces coupled with the construction of a multi-service hall. This sheltered space will be able to host events such as concerts, spring and autumn markets, the annual communal picnic.
This project has an intercommunal impact, and will benefit the inhabitants of the municipality, but also the inhabitants of neighboring municipalities. Fans of soft mobility and visitors (the Fraispertuis City amusement park welcomes 285,000 visitors on average/year) will also be able to stop off. The municipality serves many hiking trails or trails dedicated to mountain biking.
The hall will be designed to accommodate photovoltaic panels in the future. It will constitute a green lung in the village center, and constitutes the first stage of requalification of this rural commune, since a second phase is planned with the creation of a path towards the Town Hall square, the Church passing through a developed and secured space on communal land including a ruined building to be redeveloped in a future project.
The specific objectives of this project are: to promote social inclusion and local development in this rural area; to balance access to local services; to reduce individual travel, distances, car use and thus greenhouse gas emissions; to boost local life and social ties; to make the territory attractive to maintain and welcome new populations; to enhance and preserve the natural heritage in a virtuous development.
The expected results are to: to strengthen the attractiveness of the commune, and of the intercommunality; to create and improve services to meet the needs of the populations; develop outdoor activities; promote the use of sustainable materials.
It saw the opportunity to create a friendly public space for relaxation and meeting by proposing the creation of green spaces coupled with the construction of a multi-service hall. This sheltered space will be able to host events such as concerts, spring and autumn markets, the annual communal picnic.
This project has an intercommunal impact, and will benefit the inhabitants of the municipality, but also the inhabitants of neighboring municipalities. Fans of soft mobility and visitors (the Fraispertuis City amusement park welcomes 285,000 visitors on average/year) will also be able to stop off. The municipality serves many hiking trails or trails dedicated to mountain biking.
The hall will be designed to accommodate photovoltaic panels in the future. It will constitute a green lung in the village center, and constitutes the first stage of requalification of this rural commune, since a second phase is planned with the creation of a path towards the Town Hall square, the Church passing through a developed and secured space on communal land including a ruined building to be redeveloped in a future project.
The specific objectives of this project are: to promote social inclusion and local development in this rural area; to balance access to local services; to reduce individual travel, distances, car use and thus greenhouse gas emissions; to boost local life and social ties; to make the territory attractive to maintain and welcome new populations; to enhance and preserve the natural heritage in a virtuous development.
The expected results are to: to strengthen the attractiveness of the commune, and of the intercommunality; to create and improve services to meet the needs of the populations; develop outdoor activities; promote the use of sustainable materials.
living environment
inclusion
participation
sustainability
innovation
The main sustainable development objectives are:
- The use of local companies from the Vosges with short-circuit management methods: the gravel for the pedestrian paths and the square will come from a local quarry located less than 10 kilometers from the project site
- The management and preservation of natural resources with the recovery of rainwater for use in communal green spaces and shared gardens, thus avoiding the use of the drinking water network.
- The protection of the natural environment with the maintenance and enhancement of a wetland on the edge of a watercourse classified as first category to maintain an island of freshness in the heart of the village;
- The preservation of animal and plant biodiversity dependent on the site to maintain ecological continuity;
- The construction of the hall in wood of local species (frame and cladding) from sustainable forests with PEFC or FSC certification;
- Saving resources by reusing a shipping container to create toilets and a bar in a guinguette spirit;
- Planting around ten trees, including some fruit trees, to create a canopy of shaded vegetation to provide comfort to residents and maintaining existing trees;
- Installing photovoltaic panels on the hall for self-consumption of energy for municipal buildings;
- Renovating a wasteland to avoid consuming land used for food production;
- Implementing a logic of sobriety and circular economy by reusing the hangar for the Rhodes animal park, Parc de Sainte-Croix.
This sober and sustainable approach, questioned for each component of the project, can be reproduced and promoted on site to share feedback from the project and generates an exemplary character.
- The use of local companies from the Vosges with short-circuit management methods: the gravel for the pedestrian paths and the square will come from a local quarry located less than 10 kilometers from the project site
- The management and preservation of natural resources with the recovery of rainwater for use in communal green spaces and shared gardens, thus avoiding the use of the drinking water network.
- The protection of the natural environment with the maintenance and enhancement of a wetland on the edge of a watercourse classified as first category to maintain an island of freshness in the heart of the village;
- The preservation of animal and plant biodiversity dependent on the site to maintain ecological continuity;
- The construction of the hall in wood of local species (frame and cladding) from sustainable forests with PEFC or FSC certification;
- Saving resources by reusing a shipping container to create toilets and a bar in a guinguette spirit;
- Planting around ten trees, including some fruit trees, to create a canopy of shaded vegetation to provide comfort to residents and maintaining existing trees;
- Installing photovoltaic panels on the hall for self-consumption of energy for municipal buildings;
- Renovating a wasteland to avoid consuming land used for food production;
- Implementing a logic of sobriety and circular economy by reusing the hangar for the Rhodes animal park, Parc de Sainte-Croix.
This sober and sustainable approach, questioned for each component of the project, can be reproduced and promoted on site to share feedback from the project and generates an exemplary character.
The project is designed to improve the living environment of the inhabitants: from a private and unexploited landscaped wart, the site will become a meeting point with visual harmony.
The existing trees are preserved and new trees will be planted with a natural, fresh, soothing and shaded character.
The recovery of rainwater will allow the plants to be watered without using drinking water from the network. Landscaping care will be given to the requalification of the spaces so that they provide comfort, freshness and sharing around games: a stabilized area will offer the possibility of playing pétanque or bowling.
The preservation and development of the wetland will constitute an island of freshness and a major place to welcome animal and plant biodiversity to bring serenity and proximity to this place of nature in the heart of the village.
This space was designed to be integrated into the landscape: it will be fitted out with wooden urban furniture for relaxation on the meadow section with PRM access (people with reduced mobility) with aesthetic attention to generate a feeling of well-being.
Thanks to the semi-open wooden hall, the feeling of freedom and natural light will be ensured. It will host events to promote cultural activities, conviviality and exchanges in respect.
This central place will unite around sports practices and well-being.
The name of the municipality will also be affixed to the hall, thanks to soft shapes, and a modern and refined design, a marker of an identity.
The chosen color palette allows to preserve the natural aspect, the alternation of plants, wood, industrial equipment create a perfect blend.
The use of wood will allow integration with the natural environment and harmonious landscaping.
The enhancement of this place is steeped in history and will allow for contemplation, particularly by making the link with the listed local heritage.
The existing trees are preserved and new trees will be planted with a natural, fresh, soothing and shaded character.
The recovery of rainwater will allow the plants to be watered without using drinking water from the network. Landscaping care will be given to the requalification of the spaces so that they provide comfort, freshness and sharing around games: a stabilized area will offer the possibility of playing pétanque or bowling.
The preservation and development of the wetland will constitute an island of freshness and a major place to welcome animal and plant biodiversity to bring serenity and proximity to this place of nature in the heart of the village.
This space was designed to be integrated into the landscape: it will be fitted out with wooden urban furniture for relaxation on the meadow section with PRM access (people with reduced mobility) with aesthetic attention to generate a feeling of well-being.
Thanks to the semi-open wooden hall, the feeling of freedom and natural light will be ensured. It will host events to promote cultural activities, conviviality and exchanges in respect.
This central place will unite around sports practices and well-being.
The name of the municipality will also be affixed to the hall, thanks to soft shapes, and a modern and refined design, a marker of an identity.
The chosen color palette allows to preserve the natural aspect, the alternation of plants, wood, industrial equipment create a perfect blend.
The use of wood will allow integration with the natural environment and harmonious landscaping.
The enhancement of this place is steeped in history and will allow for contemplation, particularly by making the link with the listed local heritage.
The municipality's project integrates different dimensions:
- Social inclusion: intergenerational space thanks to shared spaces promoting the mix of audiences (young people, seniors, families, people with reduced mobility), paths adapted to people with reduced mobility and visually impaired people for each of the areas of the site in order to guarantee their inclusion (the architect's plans confirm our choices of inclusion and social integration to promote autonomy).
- Economic inclusion: revitalization of the territory thanks to the jobs of companies and craftsmen participating in the construction project + creation of a free public space accessible to all without financial compensation, presence of a local product market, etc.
- Inclusion in the environment: respect for existing plantations, establishment of new local plantations, maintenance of a wetland, protection of animal and plant biodiversity.
- Educational inclusion: future space for exchange promoting mutual aid and the sharing of knowledge, workshops, educational space - the national necropolis of the Col de la Chipotte, listed as a UNESCO heritage site, a place of fighting during the First World War near the site, but also with the Church of the commune with a Stations of the Cross and a listed organ. The commune has also created a memory trail nearby, where there are educational panels.
Thus, through the integration of all local stakeholders (civil society, communities, businesses), this is an inclusive governance whose project meets the real needs of the population. It is a sustainable project whose appropriation is collective, and which will, in fact, be a vector of social cohesion, and conducive to collective well-being.
The diversity of the expected audiences, whether by generation or by typology: residents, visitors, will allow for a wealth and a place for sharing and exchanges.
An annex to the building permit on accessibility is attached to the file.
- Social inclusion: intergenerational space thanks to shared spaces promoting the mix of audiences (young people, seniors, families, people with reduced mobility), paths adapted to people with reduced mobility and visually impaired people for each of the areas of the site in order to guarantee their inclusion (the architect's plans confirm our choices of inclusion and social integration to promote autonomy).
- Economic inclusion: revitalization of the territory thanks to the jobs of companies and craftsmen participating in the construction project + creation of a free public space accessible to all without financial compensation, presence of a local product market, etc.
- Inclusion in the environment: respect for existing plantations, establishment of new local plantations, maintenance of a wetland, protection of animal and plant biodiversity.
- Educational inclusion: future space for exchange promoting mutual aid and the sharing of knowledge, workshops, educational space - the national necropolis of the Col de la Chipotte, listed as a UNESCO heritage site, a place of fighting during the First World War near the site, but also with the Church of the commune with a Stations of the Cross and a listed organ. The commune has also created a memory trail nearby, where there are educational panels.
Thus, through the integration of all local stakeholders (civil society, communities, businesses), this is an inclusive governance whose project meets the real needs of the population. It is a sustainable project whose appropriation is collective, and which will, in fact, be a vector of social cohesion, and conducive to collective well-being.
The diversity of the expected audiences, whether by generation or by typology: residents, visitors, will allow for a wealth and a place for sharing and exchanges.
An annex to the building permit on accessibility is attached to the file.
The project was presented during the municipality's wishes and in the municipal bulletin, and is the subject of recurring exchanges, therefore of a participatory approach with the administrators, the beneficiaries of the project. The positive feedback allows for co-construction because this plot, formerly strewn with rubbish, is being rehabilitated. Adopted unanimously, the information is maintained permanently during the municipal councils.
The local associations are stakeholders because they are future users of the site: The town's festival committee for various events; The parents' association of the school will use the premises for these activities. The residents for all citizens from the youngest to the oldest are invited annually to a sharing picnic: the place will allow them to be welcomed in optimal comfort. Partnerships will therefore be formalized.The children from the local school regularly go to the Sainte-Croix park. Several residents of the town and the inter-municipality are members of the animal park, and participate in its improvement, hence the idea of giving them the hangar in a circular economy logic.
The project will be promoted to visitors to the territory of the Community of communes of the Rambervillers region because it includes the display of a hiking map, linking the hall to local walking and cycling discovery circuits. The site will also host a tourist information point.
The village is recognized nationally since the town is the winner of the "Village of the Future" label, which helps make rural communities more attractive. Winners and mission managers is planned during a visit to the Sainte-Croix park.
Open to others, the municipality has brought together the other municipalities called "Saint-Benoît" in France to rely on the uniqueness of the name and cooperate.
This involvement of civil society will ensure better acceptance and adaptation of the project. This collective dynamic could become exemplary for neighboring rural areas.
The local associations are stakeholders because they are future users of the site: The town's festival committee for various events; The parents' association of the school will use the premises for these activities. The residents for all citizens from the youngest to the oldest are invited annually to a sharing picnic: the place will allow them to be welcomed in optimal comfort. Partnerships will therefore be formalized.The children from the local school regularly go to the Sainte-Croix park. Several residents of the town and the inter-municipality are members of the animal park, and participate in its improvement, hence the idea of giving them the hangar in a circular economy logic.
The project will be promoted to visitors to the territory of the Community of communes of the Rambervillers region because it includes the display of a hiking map, linking the hall to local walking and cycling discovery circuits. The site will also host a tourist information point.
The village is recognized nationally since the town is the winner of the "Village of the Future" label, which helps make rural communities more attractive. Winners and mission managers is planned during a visit to the Sainte-Croix park.
Open to others, the municipality has brought together the other municipalities called "Saint-Benoît" in France to rely on the uniqueness of the name and cooperate.
This involvement of civil society will ensure better acceptance and adaptation of the project. This collective dynamic could become exemplary for neighboring rural areas.
Civil society was integrated into the project from the start to adapt the future space to needs and demands.The municipality then called upon the skills of the ATD88, which provides technical engineering to municipalities. It has a global vision of departmental policies and the challenges of the territory.
The municipality approached the intercommunality, which is competent in tourism and attractiveness, to confirm that the project fits into the local environment and to create a local information point on site. It has been involved for several years and is now competent in planning matters. The rehabilitation of degraded buildings, the requalification of rural areas and attractiveness are priorities on the scale of its 30 municipalities.
From the design stage of the project, the services of the Water Agency and the Region were questioned on the implementation methods as part of the integration of the project into its environment. The municipality has integrated the recommendations of the partners to respect the natural environment, the environment of the project and the preservation of biodiversity
The PETR of the Pays d'Epinal, which leads a policy in favor of the preservation and restoration of ecological continuities, is associated with the project to ensure the integration of the project into the green and blue network of its territory.
The French State -"Village of the Future", supports and accompanies the project which shows the dynamism of rurality and the challenges of integrating ecological transitions in a municipality of 430 inhabitants. The municipality is located in a mountain area within the Massif des Vosges Commissariat, which brings together municipalities with this specificity.
Finally, this project is eligible for the LEADER program, which supports innovative local development actions in rural areas. Unfortunately, to date all the funds have been used up,so the municipality has not been able to benefit from European aid.
The municipality approached the intercommunality, which is competent in tourism and attractiveness, to confirm that the project fits into the local environment and to create a local information point on site. It has been involved for several years and is now competent in planning matters. The rehabilitation of degraded buildings, the requalification of rural areas and attractiveness are priorities on the scale of its 30 municipalities.
From the design stage of the project, the services of the Water Agency and the Region were questioned on the implementation methods as part of the integration of the project into its environment. The municipality has integrated the recommendations of the partners to respect the natural environment, the environment of the project and the preservation of biodiversity
The PETR of the Pays d'Epinal, which leads a policy in favor of the preservation and restoration of ecological continuities, is associated with the project to ensure the integration of the project into the green and blue network of its territory.
The French State -"Village of the Future", supports and accompanies the project which shows the dynamism of rurality and the challenges of integrating ecological transitions in a municipality of 430 inhabitants. The municipality is located in a mountain area within the Massif des Vosges Commissariat, which brings together municipalities with this specificity.
Finally, this project is eligible for the LEADER program, which supports innovative local development actions in rural areas. Unfortunately, to date all the funds have been used up,so the municipality has not been able to benefit from European aid.
The disciplines and skills used to implement the project were designed using a holistic and multidisciplinary approach:
- On the urban planning and environmental side:
o Skills in landscaping and ecological engineering: landscaping offering a sustainable and resilient space
o Building skills: craftsmen, particularly carpenters, for the deconstruction and reconstruction of the existing building as part of its reuse, departmental technical agency, reinforced by the design of an adapted space by the architect
o Land skills
o Skills in ecological operation, impact studies and impact assessment (the site is located near a Natura 2000 site called the "Special Protection Zone of the Vosges Forest Massif" and biodiversity: Rhin Meuse Water Agency, Grand-Est region, PETR du Pays d'Epinal.
- On the social side: this involves the use of the place through the perception of residents living near the site, children from the primary school and members of the municipal council, as well as members of the local hiking association (Randonnée Club pédestre Rambervillers) to make the link between the site and the existing hiking trails. An adapted living environment is proposed via this inclusive project
- On the economic level:
o The skills in social and solidarity economy, via the fair promotion of short circuits and the use of local businesses and craftsmen
o The tourism skills of the community of communes of the Rambervillers Region
The representatives of these different fields collaborate around: the ATD88 which provides assistance to the project owner between the architect and the companies and design offices, while taking into account the opinions and feedback co-constructed with the residents. The municipality, via the mayor who is very proactive, follows the progress of the project with great attention.
This makes the project eco-responsible, inclusive and sustainable.
- On the urban planning and environmental side:
o Skills in landscaping and ecological engineering: landscaping offering a sustainable and resilient space
o Building skills: craftsmen, particularly carpenters, for the deconstruction and reconstruction of the existing building as part of its reuse, departmental technical agency, reinforced by the design of an adapted space by the architect
o Land skills
o Skills in ecological operation, impact studies and impact assessment (the site is located near a Natura 2000 site called the "Special Protection Zone of the Vosges Forest Massif" and biodiversity: Rhin Meuse Water Agency, Grand-Est region, PETR du Pays d'Epinal.
- On the social side: this involves the use of the place through the perception of residents living near the site, children from the primary school and members of the municipal council, as well as members of the local hiking association (Randonnée Club pédestre Rambervillers) to make the link between the site and the existing hiking trails. An adapted living environment is proposed via this inclusive project
- On the economic level:
o The skills in social and solidarity economy, via the fair promotion of short circuits and the use of local businesses and craftsmen
o The tourism skills of the community of communes of the Rambervillers Region
The representatives of these different fields collaborate around: the ATD88 which provides assistance to the project owner between the architect and the companies and design offices, while taking into account the opinions and feedback co-constructed with the residents. The municipality, via the mayor who is very proactive, follows the progress of the project with great attention.
This makes the project eco-responsible, inclusive and sustainable.
In terms of innovation:
- This is first of all a local innovation since the municipality is now turning towards the existing and the surrounding environment to create its project: the municipality is reversing its view by taking into account the existing environment.
- The project will therefore make it possible to host new services and activities in a dedicated place of conviviality: village picnic, concerts, local producers' market, tourist information point.
- In the method, the project is innovative because it allows the human resources (citizens, artisans, elected officials) and natural resources of the territory to be combined, leading to better exploitation of its endogenous potential.
- In its implementation, the project is innovative because it allows collaboration between different sectors of the traditional economy and public authorities.
- The project has an original form of involvement of the local population in the decision-making process and implementation of the project. More broadly, the project is socially innovative because it is bottom-up, co-constructed, the demand comes from the inhabitants and the proactivity of local elected officials. It allows multiple use of the convivial space by association, residents, businesses, communities, school.
- On the environmental and economic side, it is innovative insofar as it involves sustainable materials and short circuits, autonomous via solar panels, in circular economy via recovery and reuse of materials, multi-use space)
These innovative forms are all the more so, as the project is carried out in a very rural environment, the population of the municipality is less than 500 inhabitants.
- This is first of all a local innovation since the municipality is now turning towards the existing and the surrounding environment to create its project: the municipality is reversing its view by taking into account the existing environment.
- The project will therefore make it possible to host new services and activities in a dedicated place of conviviality: village picnic, concerts, local producers' market, tourist information point.
- In the method, the project is innovative because it allows the human resources (citizens, artisans, elected officials) and natural resources of the territory to be combined, leading to better exploitation of its endogenous potential.
- In its implementation, the project is innovative because it allows collaboration between different sectors of the traditional economy and public authorities.
- The project has an original form of involvement of the local population in the decision-making process and implementation of the project. More broadly, the project is socially innovative because it is bottom-up, co-constructed, the demand comes from the inhabitants and the proactivity of local elected officials. It allows multiple use of the convivial space by association, residents, businesses, communities, school.
- On the environmental and economic side, it is innovative insofar as it involves sustainable materials and short circuits, autonomous via solar panels, in circular economy via recovery and reuse of materials, multi-use space)
These innovative forms are all the more so, as the project is carried out in a very rural environment, the population of the municipality is less than 500 inhabitants.
The project was initially designed to rehabilitate a dilapidated, degraded and even dangerous space.
Faced with this observation, the municipality adopted a participatory approach, and listened and heard the residents' expression of need, which was to create a gathering place in terms of an intergenerational place.
The municipality called upon the skills of the departmental technical agency to carry out a feasibility study based on a diagnosis of the land, existing spaces and the different uses and users of the municipality.
To implement the project, the municipality adopted an interdisciplinary approach and was supported by an architectural design firm to create a convivial space integrating the project environment and residents to make it a space that respects the natural environment and is welcoming for all generations.
All stakeholders and partners were met and integrated the discussions on the project. The project was labeled "Village of the Future" by the State as a recognition of the attractiveness of this rural municipality.
Consultation is inherent in the development of the project and is the subject of a systematic exchange in the municipal council: During the feasibility study via the departmental technical agency; During the validation of the feasibility study and the preliminary project phases; During the validation of the specifications for the consultation of companies; When filing the building permit; During the requests for co-financing of the project
Then to come during the realization of works with the site meetings until the delivery then the inauguration.
This experimental approach demonstrates innovation in a rural environment. The partnership organized around the project makes it possible to guarantee an inclusive, innovative and sustainable methodology, and therefore, a realistic project. The municipality hopes that in the future, the project will be able to be an example and will be able to be reproduced in neighboring territories.
Faced with this observation, the municipality adopted a participatory approach, and listened and heard the residents' expression of need, which was to create a gathering place in terms of an intergenerational place.
The municipality called upon the skills of the departmental technical agency to carry out a feasibility study based on a diagnosis of the land, existing spaces and the different uses and users of the municipality.
To implement the project, the municipality adopted an interdisciplinary approach and was supported by an architectural design firm to create a convivial space integrating the project environment and residents to make it a space that respects the natural environment and is welcoming for all generations.
All stakeholders and partners were met and integrated the discussions on the project. The project was labeled "Village of the Future" by the State as a recognition of the attractiveness of this rural municipality.
Consultation is inherent in the development of the project and is the subject of a systematic exchange in the municipal council: During the feasibility study via the departmental technical agency; During the validation of the feasibility study and the preliminary project phases; During the validation of the specifications for the consultation of companies; When filing the building permit; During the requests for co-financing of the project
Then to come during the realization of works with the site meetings until the delivery then the inauguration.
This experimental approach demonstrates innovation in a rural environment. The partnership organized around the project makes it possible to guarantee an inclusive, innovative and sustainable methodology, and therefore, a realistic project. The municipality hopes that in the future, the project will be able to be an example and will be able to be reproduced in neighboring territories.
The project is based on innovative principles, methods and tools that can be reproduced in neighboring territories:
- METHOD:
o participatory project via citizen self-construction: association of stakeholders and partners, civil society, economic stakeholders at all scales and according to skills
o inclusive and sustainable project: thanks to respect for accessibility, the use of sustainable materials and reuse
- TECHNOLOGY: The old hangar was donated to the Sainte Croix animal park in Rhodes where, following its dismantling during the month of January, it will be reassembled identically. Thus by building skills and particular care given to materials Thus entering into the scope of application of the circular economy criteria desired by the municipality.
- PROCESS: the association of residents during the launch of the project and during the development phases, and the desire to make the project totally inclusive, and tailor-made to make it adaptable.
- PRODUCTS: maintaining existing trees, recycling containers and using local wood and sustainable materials.
- LEARNING: residents' association, communication on tourist attractions and hiking and cycling circuits to make a direct link with the immediate environment of the municipality, collaboration with the municipal school.
In short, this project is easily reproducible, as long as you want to carry out rehabilitation in a spirit of circularity and carbon neutrality, all to attract and maintain populations in areas facing rural exodus.
It must be stressed that even for very rural communes, with so few inhabitants and therefore limited engineering resources, the project is feasible.
- METHOD:
o participatory project via citizen self-construction: association of stakeholders and partners, civil society, economic stakeholders at all scales and according to skills
o inclusive and sustainable project: thanks to respect for accessibility, the use of sustainable materials and reuse
- TECHNOLOGY: The old hangar was donated to the Sainte Croix animal park in Rhodes where, following its dismantling during the month of January, it will be reassembled identically. Thus by building skills and particular care given to materials Thus entering into the scope of application of the circular economy criteria desired by the municipality.
- PROCESS: the association of residents during the launch of the project and during the development phases, and the desire to make the project totally inclusive, and tailor-made to make it adaptable.
- PRODUCTS: maintaining existing trees, recycling containers and using local wood and sustainable materials.
- LEARNING: residents' association, communication on tourist attractions and hiking and cycling circuits to make a direct link with the immediate environment of the municipality, collaboration with the municipal school.
In short, this project is easily reproducible, as long as you want to carry out rehabilitation in a spirit of circularity and carbon neutrality, all to attract and maintain populations in areas facing rural exodus.
It must be stressed that even for very rural communes, with so few inhabitants and therefore limited engineering resources, the project is feasible.
Even a rural municipality with fewer than 500 inhabitants can locally respond to global challenges by developing local solutions adapted to needs through:
Social inclusion:
- Involving the knowledge and strengths of the territory and our region to take into account local specificities in a globalized context;
- Citizen participation helps ensure equality between citizens and reduce the social divide
Climate change and ecological transition:
- Knowledge of the natural environment in its surroundings, particularly the nearby Natura 2000 site, to respect the ecological functioning of the site and protect existing biodiversity;
- Maintaining a wetland at the heart of the site as a flood regulator, temperature regulator, to create an island of coolness in the village center for residents and visitors as a regulator of globalized climate change;
- Using local and sustainable materials to limit greenhouse gases and climate change and in the principles of sustainable development;
Urbanization and demographic pressure:
- The requalification of the place to avoid consuming valuable agricultural land for food production;
- Maintaining the population on the territory and raising awareness among the public, especially children, of the principles of sustainable development.
- Public access open to all residents and visitors to develop places of exchange, sharing, peace and otherness without social or economic inequalities.
Social inclusion:
- Involving the knowledge and strengths of the territory and our region to take into account local specificities in a globalized context;
- Citizen participation helps ensure equality between citizens and reduce the social divide
Climate change and ecological transition:
- Knowledge of the natural environment in its surroundings, particularly the nearby Natura 2000 site, to respect the ecological functioning of the site and protect existing biodiversity;
- Maintaining a wetland at the heart of the site as a flood regulator, temperature regulator, to create an island of coolness in the village center for residents and visitors as a regulator of globalized climate change;
- Using local and sustainable materials to limit greenhouse gases and climate change and in the principles of sustainable development;
Urbanization and demographic pressure:
- The requalification of the place to avoid consuming valuable agricultural land for food production;
- Maintaining the population on the territory and raising awareness among the public, especially children, of the principles of sustainable development.
- Public access open to all residents and visitors to develop places of exchange, sharing, peace and otherness without social or economic inequalities.
The project has been co-built with future users. It has been the subject of a feasibility study that integrates the values and principles of the NEB. The project allows for the establishment of a circular economy to make the local economy resilient.
- SUSTAINABILITY: welcoming visitors and residents in a comfortable and sustainable living environment with enhancement of the wetland and preservation of local flora and fauna, use of natural, sustainable and durable materials in local wood with better resistance to the local climate and therefore better resistance over time
- INCLUSION: the project is the result of a participatory design, having been the subject of a feasibility study. The aim is for the project to meet the real needs of future users. The site is a friendly place accessible to all, intergenerational, accessible to people with reduced mobility and visual impairments, adapted for residents and visitors to the area.
- AESTHETICS AND QUALITY OF LIFE: What was an abandoned plot of land with a dilapidated hangar will become an intergenerational meeting place integrating environmental and circular economy criteria; this place will be modern, design, aesthetic and functional which strengthens social ties and well-being
- PARTICIPATORY PROCESS: civil society (residents, associations), economic actors, elected officials and technicians/experts are involved throughout the project;
- MULTI-LEVEL COMMITMENT: private and public, national, regional and local actors are involved in the process (appendix = actor diagram)
- TRANSDISCIPLINARY APPROACH: the project calls on building skills, ecological engineering, the reuse economy, landscaping, environmental impact studies, soil scientists and communication.
After this co-design phase, the works will begin next month. Once the works are completed, an evolution after one year of use will be made in order to guarantee the sustainability of the project, and its adaptation to local needs.
- SUSTAINABILITY: welcoming visitors and residents in a comfortable and sustainable living environment with enhancement of the wetland and preservation of local flora and fauna, use of natural, sustainable and durable materials in local wood with better resistance to the local climate and therefore better resistance over time
- INCLUSION: the project is the result of a participatory design, having been the subject of a feasibility study. The aim is for the project to meet the real needs of future users. The site is a friendly place accessible to all, intergenerational, accessible to people with reduced mobility and visual impairments, adapted for residents and visitors to the area.
- AESTHETICS AND QUALITY OF LIFE: What was an abandoned plot of land with a dilapidated hangar will become an intergenerational meeting place integrating environmental and circular economy criteria; this place will be modern, design, aesthetic and functional which strengthens social ties and well-being
- PARTICIPATORY PROCESS: civil society (residents, associations), economic actors, elected officials and technicians/experts are involved throughout the project;
- MULTI-LEVEL COMMITMENT: private and public, national, regional and local actors are involved in the process (appendix = actor diagram)
- TRANSDISCIPLINARY APPROACH: the project calls on building skills, ecological engineering, the reuse economy, landscaping, environmental impact studies, soil scientists and communication.
After this co-design phase, the works will begin next month. Once the works are completed, an evolution after one year of use will be made in order to guarantee the sustainability of the project, and its adaptation to local needs.
