Louvres grain silos
Louvres, France
2011
program: call for ideas for the redevelopment and valorization of a grain silos, a remarkable industrial heritage of the Ile-de-France Region built in the early 1950s. The project is carried out by following two main ideas: valorization of the agricultural heritage of the Plaine de France territory and integration into a future eco-district of 3,500 new housing units
surface : 3 639 m2
client: EPA Plaine de France
project: Alfonso Femia * with
lighting: Yann Kersalé
images: ©Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia, AIK & Scriptogram
Louvres, France
2011
program: call for ideas for the redevelopment and valorization of a grain silos, a remarkable industrial heritage of the Ile-de-France Region built in the early 1950s. The project is carried out by following two main ideas: valorization of the agricultural heritage of the Plaine de France territory and integration into a future eco-district of 3,500 new housing units
surface : 3 639 m2
client: EPA Plaine de France
project: Alfonso Femia * with
lighting: Yann Kersalé
images: ©Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia, AIK & Scriptogram
“Our project proposes a poetic and pragmatic vision of the silos. An idea of enhancing an industrial heritage not too distant in time for a present and future metamorphosis.
A place that connects history with contemporaneity.” AF
A place that connects history with contemporaneity.” AF
Our proposal for the redevelopment of the Louvres grain silos starts from the desire to perform a metamorphosis of the agricultural and industrial heritage of the municipalities of Louvres and Puiseux-en-France in a central and unifying place of the new eco-district.
Our project starts by respecting, expressing, and preserving the industrial identity of the site.
The symbolic and historical connection between the Louvres silos and the territory, between the towns of Louvres and Puiseux and their inhabitants, are also enhanced and strengthened, through its visibility in the landscape and public space.
Our project proposes a poetic and pragmatic vision of the silos. An idea of enhancing an industrial heritage not too distant in time for a present and future metamorphosis.
A place that connects history with contemporaneity.
Our project starts by respecting, expressing, and preserving the industrial identity of the site.
The symbolic and historical connection between the Louvres silos and the territory, between the towns of Louvres and Puiseux and their inhabitants, are also enhanced and strengthened, through its visibility in the landscape and public space.
Our project proposes a poetic and pragmatic vision of the silos. An idea of enhancing an industrial heritage not too distant in time for a present and future metamorphosis.
A place that connects history with contemporaneity.