Eco-quartier in Strasbourg
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Posting Date | 20 May 2010
Country | France
Geographic Coverage | Local (city or municipality)
Abstract | The Danube area is located in a strategic part of the city: the surface of 7 hectares is situated between Neudorf, a dense suburb in the South of Strasbourg, and Esplanade in the North, a district built in the 60s. The new neighbourhood represents thus an opportunity to connect them and thus ensure a maximum of density, optimised land use and a high quality of life.
As it is the first project of its kind in the Greater Strasbourg, the Danube sustainable neighbourhood is a pilot project of urban sustainable development that integrates environmental, social, economic and governmental aspects.
The project has high ambitions concerning environmental and energy issues, social diversity, diversity of the operating companies and urban functions, drastic reduction of car use (and parking space available) in favour of sustainable public transport and a collective planning of the neighbourhood involving all the interested actors, future inhabitants, users and the civil society. High importance will be attached to the quality of public space.
All in all, the district will include about 650 dwellings in the form of apartment buildings for approximately 1.600 inhabitants. At the moment the Danube neighbourhood is in the pre-operational study phase. The first construction activities will start in 2013.
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Web URL(s) of the case | http://www.ecoquartier-strasbourg.net/, http://www.lesarchitectes.com
Lessons learnt | As it is the first project of its kind in the Greater Strasbourg, the Danube sustainable neighbourhood is a pilot project of urban sustainable development that integrates environmental, social, economic and governmental aspects.
Award labels | none
Case Languages | French
Submitted by Maria Spiliotopoulou (Sympraxis Team)
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