The efforts to reorient the development of the built environment in order to limit urban sprawl are not limited to city centers. Indeed, certain suburban sectors, especially those located in the direct vicinity of public transport and with the potential for densification, constitute strategic opportunities for the transformation of urban regions. But if the density is an essential quantitative issue, it should be considered as a necessary but not sufficient condition. From a sustainability perspective, the development of these sectors requires optimized consideration of environmental, socio-cultural, and economic aspects, which also raises many qualitative questions for the architectural project.
The site chosen for the SUBURBAN LANDSCAPE Studio consists of a portion of the West Lausanne that is particularly emblematic of the issues linked to the transformation of suburban spaces. This vast sector located at the intersection of several landscape entities currently consists of brownfields and undeveloped land intended for densification. By its specific location, it is dedicated to accommodating both spaces intended for housing and activities. Indeed, this strategic sector is likely to accommodate more than 3,000 inhabitants and 2,000 jobs in a dense neighborhood, whose new identity has yet to be invented. The various investigations of the Studio focus, among other things, on this challenge by exploring different scenarios combining density, quality of life, and richness of interaction with neighboring landscape entities.
Team
Professor: Prof. Emmanuel Rey
Teaching assistants: Jean Camuzet, Didier Collin, Nicolas Strambini
Lecturer : Dan Bolomey
Experts: Antonio Gallina (Neuchâtel), Nicolas Favet (Paris)
Visiting lecturers
Nicolas Bassand, architect, lecturer, HEPIA, Geneva
Pierre Bonnet, architect, atelier bonnet architectes, Geneva
Anne-Sophie Delaveau, architect, LAN, Paris
Jeanne Della Casa and Sylvie Pfeahler, L-Architects, Lausanne
Philippe Gasser, transportation engineer, urban planner, Citec, Geneva
Béatrice Mariolle, architect, urban planner, Brès + Mariolle & Associés, Paris
Maxime Monnier, landscape architect, MAP, Lausanne
Marc Warnery, architect, Reichen et Robert & Associés, Paris
Students
Idrissi Alami, Francesco Anfosso, Lerna Bagdjian, Hugo Bonvin, Cynthia Coucet, Geri Daja, Noemie Dolci, Rahel Dürmüller, Michèle Fardel, Ludovic Fleischner, Lara Fornage, Aurèle Gheyselinck, Luzio Gonçalves, Camille Guntern, Maxime Jacot, Mégane Krebs, Jonas Kuratli, Marie Le Drean, Adrien Liaudat, Valentin Locher, Thomas Lutz, Jonatan Maddalena, Lucie Morand, Séverine Oppliger, Amos Pirotta, Ivo Raffi, Matthieu Rapin, Dora Regev, Geralda Roth, Sébastien Rouge, Anne-Michèle Savoy, Roxanne Sierro, Lukas Steiner, Julien Tacca, Fiona Uka.
Related publication
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SUBURBAN POLARITY Emmanuel Rey (Ed.) Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes Lausanne, 2017 |