MVRDV: bastide niel masterplan for bordeaux

rotterdam-based practice MVRDV has unveiled ‘bastide niel’, a masterplan for an extension to the city of bordeaux, france. covering 35 hectares along the right bank of the garonne river, the dense development will add 375,000 square meters of program including homes, offices and urban amenities. a contemporary intervention, the district will respect the nearby historical center of bordeaux while becoming the largest net-zero neighborhood in the world. the atmosphere maintains history and individualism within a densely configured and human-scale district.

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the program is comprised of 3,200 residences, 25,000 square meters of retail, 15,000 sqm crafts, 58,000 sqm of public facilities including a university building, municipal archives, cultural building, community center, schools, day care and sports facilities. following existing rail lines and structures, the plan integrates natural light and vegetation to create a vibrant and lively area.

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a network of mostly one way streets approximately 6 to 10 meter wide will accommodate cars, public transportation, bicycles and pedestrians on the same level while trams will be isolated into a special lane to increase traffic safety. a mixture of roads, lanes and alleys will produce 144 blocks bordered with small parks, gardens and squares in addition to ‘parc aux angéliques’, a riverfront park by french landscape designer michel desvignes.

masterplan

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school

recreational center

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programmatic diagram

series of analytical diagrams

conceptual collage

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