Clichy Batignolles: Paris's Eco-District Nears Completion
On the final Sunday of September 2017, approximately 3,000 visitors explored the future Rue Rostropovitch in the Clichy Batignolles area of Paris. Nearly 700 individuals inspected construction sites, while 150 children engaged in workshops, and 200 people accompanied architects and art historians on guided walks. The initiative, started by former mayor Bertrand Delanoë in the early 2000s, aimed to revitalize a former railway area. A study conducted in 2001 established guiding principles by 2002. François Grether, Jacqueline Osty, and OGI won a competition for a "zero-emission Olympic village." Although London secured the Olympics, development persisted, with plans for 3,500 residences, a park, offices, and a courthouse designed by Renzo Piano. Scape created a wood-framed structure that received BBCA certification.
Key facts
- 3,000 people visited the future Rue Rostropovitch on the last Sunday of September 2017.
- The Clichy Batignolles district redevelops a semi-abandoned railway area in Paris.
- The project was initiated by former mayor Bertrand Delanoë in the early 2000s.
- The master plan was designed by François Grether, Jacqueline Osty, and OGI.
- The plan includes 3,500 homes, 50% social housing, and a 10-hectare park.
- A new courthouse by Renzo Piano is part of the development.
- An innovative underground pneumatic waste collection system is included.
- The Scape and Baumschlager Eberle building achieved BBCA certification for low carbon.
Entities
Artists
- François Grether
- Jacqueline Osty
- Renzo Piano
- Ludovica Di Falco
Institutions
- Atelier parisien d'urbanisme
- OGI
- Paris Batignolles Aménagement
- Baumschlager Eberle
- Scape
- Bouygues Immobilier
- AICV
- Ateliers Villes
- Artribune
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Rue Rostropovitch
- Clichy Batignolles
- Île-de-France
- Parc Martin Luther King