Livron – Annemasse (FR)

The town of Annemasse wishes to renovate the Zone Urbaine Sensible (ZUS – sensitive urban zone) of the Perrier district. Le Livron is a 4.8-hectare block located on the edge of Annemasse, on a topographical transition. It is considered an “enclosed” block forming part of the Perrier district. Today the block comprises 415 housing units and a few small shops. The ANRU programme provides for: the demolition of a housing block, a new land subdivision, and the residentialization of the remaining buildings. In our proposal, we open up the block to the surrounding districts, making it permeable in order to serve and renew it, and reconnect with the topography. We plan to reconfigure the public space to link the interior of the block with the urban space; to extend the secondary grid within the block; and to position new buildings on an east-west orientation, parallel to the slope. The development aims to clarify the structure of the block, open it up, and promote social diversity through the construction of new housing typologies.

Restructuring of an ANRU district – Annemasse 2010

RETHINK (architects-urban planners) with MTA (Lead landscape architects), Saville (urban strategy)
Call for tenders
Phase: study delivered
Surface: 4.8 ha
Planning fees BT: 40 k€
Planning time: 11 months
Completion study: 2011
Client: Ville d’Annemasse, FR-74100 Annemasse
Location: ZUS Livron, FR-74100 Annemasse
Program: Urban renewal
Mission: Urban development plan