Le Belvedere de Garonne Eiffel

Master Plan for 27 ha mixed urban development located along the River Garonne, Bordeaux. The commission was awarded in 2015 to GROSS. MAX. Landscape architects in collaboration with Güller Güller Urbanist following an international competition process. The innovative, high-quality winning project meets the requirements set forth by the regional public planning agency (Etablissement Public d’Aménagement Bordeau- Euratlantique) for sustainable neighbourhoods promoting the well-being of residents, social cohesion, the prevention of climate change and the protection of natural resources. The project aim is to create a vibrant place to live, play and work and host offices, homes, shops, services, business premises, a hotel, an apartment hotel for business clients and an emergency accommodation centre for people living in situations of extreme social vulnerability, as well as cultural and events facilities fit for a major city The landscape is a key inspiration to the organisation of the new peripheral district opposite the Bordeaux World Heritage Town centre across the river. The idea of the Belvedere landscape is expressed by the concept of ‘green skyline’. The combination of green roofs, roof gardens, terraces and balconies create a layered landscape inspired by the field pattern of the original cultivated landscape in the vicinity of the Garonne River. Special emphasis is placed on the integration between architecture and landscape. The master plan including parks, landscape corridors, boulevard, promenade, and public plaza is currently under construction.