Mining Site Wallers Arenberg in France by SKOPE

Article source: SKOPE

The reconversion of the Mining Site of Wallers-Arenberg is in the middle of the Agglomeration community “La Porte du Hainaut” which is, at the same time, initiating and owner of this project.

The wish to mobilize this site for a project emanates from several points:

To rehabilitate and reallocate a site with very high historical and patrimonial value, classified as an Historic monument at the World heritage list of UNESCO, under Evolutionary Cultural Landscapes. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1360

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• Architects: SKOPE
• Project: Mining site Wallers Arenberg / Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin
• Location: Rue de Croy, 59135 Wallers Arenberg, France
• Photographs: Vincent Plutniak
• Collaborators : T’Kint
• Structure: SECA
• Construction : Bouygues Bâtiment Nord-est
• Techniques Spéciales : SECA
• Project Year: 2015

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To establish the research laboratory “CREW” of the University of Valenciennes on the site and to develop its activity on it.

The creation of the “Pôle Image” (July 1st, 2009) on the Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais joins together the trades and excellence in terms of cinema, audio-visual, video game and virtual worlds. The ambition is “to innovate to be able to produce differently, more quickly and less expensive”. This regional project is shared by three territories which decided to join their forces: Lille-Métropole, Valenciennes-Métropole and the Agglomeration “La Porte du Hainaut”.

Lastly, as a complementary element, the site is recognized as a place of video production (Germinal, Compagnie des Glaces…)

Image Courtesy © Vincent Plutniak

Image Courtesy © Vincent Plutniak

Image Courtesy © Vincent Plutniak

Image Courtesy © Vincent Plutniak

Image Courtesy © Vincent Plutniak

Image Courtesy © Vincent Plutniak

Image Courtesy © Vincent Plutniak

Image Courtesy © Vincent Plutniak

Image Courtesy © Vincent Plutniak

Image Courtesy © SKOPE

Image Courtesy © SKOPE

Tags: France, Wallers Arenberg

Categories: Mine, Renovation

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