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SPATIAL PLANNING STRATEGY The supportive and anticipatory move connects the disparate neighborhoods of Nanterre by creating a spine for future development and giving the area a relationship with historic Paris. In order to anticipate planned resid
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JUXTAPOSING PROGRAM Various leisure activities were analyzed and grouped into three types: culture, recreation, and refuge. Each activity was mapped on a diagram based on the range of people participating, approximate time of day, and typical durati
BOOLEAN OPERATIONS The axis has a thickness and creates space for the proposed linear mass. A series of boolean operations, informed by the current conditions of Nanterre, were used to carve spaces out of the mass to create openings for connections
LOUVRE TO LOUVRE A vacant factory in Nanterre is proposed to become a large art museum similar to the Louvre. A physical connection is made between the ‘new Louvre’ and the axis, creating a bridge between the art museum to shopping areas and recrea
CIVIQUE PROMENADE In May 1968, Nanterre was the location of large demonstrations and strikes by students and laborers. The protests included communal public events. The Prefecture des Hauts-de-Seine, an administrative building in Nanterre, is connec
PLACE DE LA CULTURE A newly completed sports facility in Nanterre shares a physical boundary with the Axe Historique. An outdoor plaza in front of the stadium acts as a zone for relieving large crowds after a sporting event. This area becomes the lo
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