GRANDE HALLE SMN COLOMBELLES FONCIER FRICHES FEDER
Kohesio
NORMANDIE AMENAGEMENT
La Grande Halle is the former electrical workshop of the SMN: located in the heart of the Plateau de Colombelles, at the junction between two economic activity zones (Normandial and EffiScience), and in the immediate vicinity of residential districts (Libéra, le Plateau and Jean Jaurès), this project aims to bring together and encourage meetings and exchanges between actors from diverse horizons and backgrounds. => The Grande Halle project consists of the reconversion of the former SMN electrical workshop into a Third Place for creative initiatives. Linked to the challenges and promotion of the circular economy by the actors it will accommodate and by its future operation, it should be noted that the Grande Halle and its surroundings will be reconverted according to principles respectful of this economy: use of organically sourced or re-used materials, reuse and valorization of existing land, etc. The small nave of the building is intended to accommodate most of the programming: place of work and conviviality, it will thus accommodate convivial functions (bar, restaurant), manufacturing (workshops), collaboration (shared offices) and creation (rehearsal rooms etc.). The small nave will be designed to encourage meetings and networking among its users and encourage hybridization between different fields and activities. It will be connected to the large nave (available for hosting cultural and commercial events, such as hosting shows, exhibitions and showrooms and for experiments for the occupants of the small nave) by balconies and wooden walkways, shared spaces, small exhibitions, rest and meetings. The reconversion of the small nave will be done by a self-supporting construction in wooden structure and frame which slides into the original concrete nave without almost touching it. The use of wood responds as much to environmental issues as to give a warmer appearance to the concrete building. Located on a plot of 3.5 hectares, the Grande Halle is intended to welcome a very wide audience, including residents of Colombelles, the poorest territory in the Caen metropolitan area. The challenge is therefore to develop the attractiveness of this site so that everyone can make it their own: this will notably involve the public spaces created, which will also have the aim of decontaminating the wasteland and giving a new image to the former industrial plateau of the SMN (soil pollution will thus be considered not as a handicap but as an asset, a potential for knowledge to be exploited and documented).
Greener, carbon-free Europe / Environment protection and resource efficiency / Rehabilitation of industrial sites and contaminated land