Paris-based Fontaine-Vanhaesebrouck Architects shared with us their project Macro-Micro, one of the winners in Europan 10.
More images and architect’s description after the break.
Macro Micro isn’t a master plan, but a network of open spaces at macro scale, intensified by micro interventions at particular places. We propose a coherent network based on existing morphology, open spaces structure and landscape qualities. It is our conviction that in the first place a city has to invest in public spaces. A city has to clarify the status of the open spaces and determine the limits or transitions between urban context and natural landscape. We believe that coherent, accessible and qualitative public space can stimulate private initiatives. To boost those initiatives we propose to intervene at specific points in the city and the surrounding landscape to stimulate the revitalization process. The project is a spatial strategy to strengthen the existing specificity of Guben, in particular the landscape qualities and the industrial patrimony.
