Prospective studies on cool-weather refuges in the Île-de-France metropolitan area.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
The “Grand Paris Climate-Friendly Leisure Archipelago” project aims to explore the legacy of the twelve recreational islands in the Île-de-France region in order to reveal, connect, and expand a metropolitan network of cool, refreshing spaces. Created to offer as many people as possible spaces for nature, relaxation, sports, and recreation, these islands still embody a strong social mission, but their model is now undermined by occasional difficulties in accessibility, maintenance issues with facilities, and the occasional closure of certain polluted bodies of water.
Rather than inventing new retreats, the research proposes to recognize, maintain, and revitalize those that the metropolitan area has already created. It is organized in three phases:
- INVESTIGATE: take stock of the twelve islands and other swimming, nature, and recreational areas that make up the geography of the Île-de-France region
- CONNECT: explore their connections through metropolitan crossings on foot, by bike, via public transit, or by water;
- ACTIVATE: work with local stakeholders to build a toolkit of action and management strategies.
Spanning one year, this action research will seek to reveal new alliances between places, uses, modes of mobility, and stakeholders. It will result in a publication accessible to diverse audiences, designed as a guide to the existing archipelago and as a tool to support its transformation in the face of climate change.
The “Grand Paris Climate-Friendly Leisure Archipelago” project aims to explore the legacy of the twelve recreational islands in the Île-de-France region in order to reveal, connect, and expand a metropolitan network of cool, refreshing spaces. Created to offer as many people as possible spaces for nature, relaxation, sports, and recreation, these islands still embody a strong social mission, but their model is now undermined by occasional difficulties in accessibility, maintenance issues with facilities, and the occasional closure of certain polluted bodies of water.
Rather than inventing new retreats, the research proposes to recognize, maintain, and revitalize those that the metropolitan area has already created. It is organized in three phases:
- INVESTIGATE: take stock of the twelve islands and other swimming, nature, and recreational areas that make up the geography of the Île-de-France region
- CONNECT: explore their connections through metropolitan crossings on foot, by bike, via public transit, or by water;
- ACTIVATE: work with local stakeholders to build a toolkit of action and management strategies.
Spanning one year, this action research will seek to reveal new alliances between places, uses, modes of mobility, and stakeholders. It will result in a publication accessible to diverse audiences, designed as a guide to the existing archipelago and as a tool to support its transformation in the face of climate change.
THE TEAM
The team brings together Bureau (in)visible (Gaspard Basnier, Léo Diehl-Carboni, Lawan-Kila Toe), Anatole Poirier, and Louise Gluntz, whose complementary expertise spans architecture, urban planning, heritage, and landscape. Based in the Paris metropolitan area, they have been collaborating for several years on territorial research and projects grounded in fieldwork, surveying, and an analysis of the existing context. BVI provides coordination and expertise in history, heritage, and urban planning; Anatole Poirier develops the territorial approach to routes and mobility; Louise Gluntz contributes a landscape analysis attentive to environments, water, and continuities. Together, they will lead the field trips, interviews, and workshops for the “Climato-Ludic Archipelago of Greater Paris.”
