Portfolio de Myriam Rodrigue 2018

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In this proposition, we wanted to transform the shopping center,
currently acting as a barrier, as an element articulating the
different areas of use (industrial, residential, commercial and
river (see diagram p.30)) found in the chosen sample.a
The re-weaving the urban fabric was, among others, the result
of the extension and the creation of some streets, but also, it
was the result of the diversion of traffic delivery trucks from the
Industrial Boulevard to the rue du Havre, which was extended
to the port. These roads changes have made 2 things possible:
First, the movement of the main industrial delivery road in the
industrial zone, made it possible to implement new office buildings
and services for industrial use of both sides of Industrial
Boulevard to create a better transition interface between commercial
and industrial areas. This road has a new function and
is now pedestrian friendly.
Secondly, the diversion of the industrial traffic lanes reasulted in
the reduction of the traffic in the lanes at the north of the mall.
They are now disproportionately wide. This allowed a reduction
and a reorganization of the routes. This action resulted the
creation of a public place facing the river and linked to the mall.
The Mall:
A consolidation taking into account the normal lifetime of a
mall (50 years) was made at the north of it. In other words, if
at the end of its life the mall is going to be destroy, the consolidation
has been done to transform the land where the mall
is located in 3 new blocks. In case where it would be rebuilt or
renovated, the new shopping center passages will ensure permeability
between the areas of use of this long-term tissue. In
the short term, this permeability is ensured by the introduction
of a new main entrance on the front side of Industrial Boulevard
and with the implementation of a new tram station on this road.
In the long term, it will be ensured by the new consolidation.
In this new consolidation, the parking has been moved at the
back of the shopping. A park and a newly built neighbourhood
replaced the old parking. The roof of the new shopping center
acts like a physical link between the industrial and the new
neighbourhood.
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Adding and removing streets to redirect
traffic onto alternative routes
The deviated traffic flow results
in giving a new public access
point to the river