Open, vibrant public spaces

The conversion of the site of the former barracks implies, in particular, an in-depth redevelopment of the open spaces located within its walls, which were inaccessible to the public when the gendarmes, then the police, occupied it.

First of all, the enclosure will be perforated in places to offer more entrances to the interior space, which will become a public space, from the four sides of the historic quadrangle, and therefore also from all the surrounding districts.

The redevelopment of these spaces, as the buildings on the site are converted, provides, in particular, for the redevelopment of the former main courtyard into a large multi-purpose square, but also a large public garden and densely vegetated alleys intended for urban market gardening.  The interior roads will be reconfigured and reserved for active modes of transport (bicycles and pedestrians) and deliveries.

To support it in this redevelopment project, the Urban Development Company (SAU) has appointed a Franco-Belgian multidisciplinary team, led by the Anyoji Beltrando architects and urban planners agency, to ensure the design and monitoring of the construction of this 20,000 m² of public spaces on the site.

This component of Usquare receives partial funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for the renovation of the former barracks courtyard in front of the old riding school.