bercy charenton masterplan by rogers stirk harbour + partners
all images courtesy rogers stirk harbour + partners


UK firm rogers stirk harbour + partners has won a competition to masterplan bercy charenton,
one of the last major potential brownfield development sites in paris, giving a rare opportunity
to create a new urban quarter in the french capital.



the main transport interchange

the complex 63 hectare site- which adjoins the river seine - is currently characterised
by major transport interchanges: rail junctions for three major paris train stations,
the junction of the peripherique with autoroute 4, all of which will need to be integrated
into a more permeable city quarter.



the rail network






bercy charenton

the rogers stirk harbour + partners masterplan for bercy charenton will provide 5,000 new homes
alongside business and retail premises to create a mixed quarter for live, work and leisure.
the challenge is to integrate the district into the wider city plan whilst retaining the area’s
existing character, making the most of the waterfront and views of the city. an emphasis will
be placed on permeability and pedestrian access, repairing the urban fabric that is currently
bisected by transport infrastructure and linking together existing and new green spaces. the design
will aim to be exemplary in environmental terms, building green energy and low-energy strategies
into the infrastructure and creating a dense, well-serviced district which lends itself to good
pedestrian, cycling and public transport links.



adding green spaces

the scheme builds on the ideas presented by the rogers stirk harbour + partners team for
the grand paris consultation, and will be conducted in the same spirit of collaboration,
consultation, research and analysis. the bercy charenton team is expected to start work
in september on a first phase 2-year study.


aerial view of land


project team:      
lead architects/urbanists: rogers stirk harbour + partners
collaborating architects/urbanists: ateliers jean nouvel /TVK (trévelo & viger-kohler)
transport & urbanism consultants: AREP villes
landscape architects: michel desvigne
transport/mobility/engineering/infrastrusture consultants: ingérop
environmental engineers: franck boutté consultants
structural engineers: RFR