Quartier Ecoparc

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In Neuchâtel, the capital of the Swiss canton of the same name, efforts have been underway since 1990 to develop a fifty thousand square meter industrial wasteland on sustainable principles according to a master plan devised by the architectural firm bauart (Bern, Neuchâtel, Zurich).
The second phase of the project is due to conclude in May 2009 with the opening of the distinctive structure that will house the conservatory and school of administration.

Quartier Ecoparc creates a radical and innovative modern city-planning connection between the area surrounding the railroad station and the historic and organic older city. The development stands out for its exemplary density; its skillful integration of economic, ecological, and social factors; and the high architectural caliber of the two new university structures and the large residential development. Marchand documents and analyzes all aspects of this model neighborhood development, which merits comparison with the best international examples, including the neighborhoods Vauban in Freiburg/Breisgau and BedZED in London.