Paris is fulfilled with a number of major monumental buildings and public spaces. After having lived two years in Paris, however, I became strongly aware of inequalities between the city and its suburbs and isolation of the city from the neighborhood regions as often happen in other major contemporary metropolis. There are differences of quality of living and attraction places.

Located at the southeast edge of the city, there are two major boulevards passing through the context, separating the suburbs from the city. The area was known for the industrial activities in the past, the large urbanization project in the 60’s diminished the large part of its factories. Although new housings have captured new inhabitants, the design for the open public spaces and pedestrian accessibility have not yet been caught.

The project proposes an idea to transform from its abandoned area into new focal point of the contemporary city, giving new activities and accessibility.