Concept Directeur, Chamblioux - Bertigny
The project argues that, like the city of Fribourg and the Sarine River, Greater Fribourg requires a strong landscape element capable of expressing its identity and structuring future urban development. To this end, it proposes the creation of a Grand Park that serves as a space for social cohesion, reconnects with ecological values, and brings together the built environment.
Two structuring development poles are defined on either side of the park: the healthcare hub along its southern edge and the Chassotte hub along its northern edge. The healthcare hub extends the Moncor sector and capitalizes on synergies with the new acute care hospital located along the motorway, while the mixed-use Chassotte hub is developed on the motorway deck and extends towards the park with predominantly residential mixed-use programs.
Accessibility to these two development poles is enhanced through the introduction of new high-capacity public transport corridors, one along Route de Villars and the other along Route du Jura, complemented by a strengthened network of active mobility connections.
The extension of urban development in continuity with the surrounding neighborhoods, whether economically or residentially oriented, is a sound strategy that enables a closer integration of the project within its existing context. The definition of the edges facing the park through a principle of volumetric gradation and the placement of built volumes perpendicular to the park is particularly compelling, as it allows for a stronger interweaving of the landscape and urban design components.
Furthermore, the strong functional relationship established between these centralities through a denser active mobility network and the implementation of new public transport corridors has the advantage of building upon strategies currently under consideration within the metropolitan planning context. The definition of a healthcare hub extending the Moncor sector and located in immediate proximity to the motorway is particularly relevant, especially as its accessibility is further enhanced by a new major active mobility and public transport corridor.
Finally, strengthening the connection to Givisiez railway station through a process of transforming the existing urban fabric based on the redefinition of Boulevard de Chantemerle is an insightful approach that reveals spatial proximities that are not currently apparent within the metropolitan area.
mandate type : Parallel study, selective procedure
client : City and Canton of Fribourg
period : 2019 - 2020
programs : Public space framework, health and employment hub, housing, agricultural production, and public facilities
services provided : project lead, urban and territorial concept, public space strategy and hierarchy, mobility and parking strategy, and typological development of public facilities
site size : 80ha
project lead : Oscar Buson
architecture and urbanism : Raum404
operational urbanism: Topos urbanisme
landscape : Lorenz Eugster
ecology : Biol Conseils
mobility : mrs partner
real estate : Losinger Marazzi
civil engineering : SD Ingénierie