Progress Status

Delivered

Data Reliability

Self-declared

Funding Type

Public

Sustainable Development

Attractiveness :

This is a total break in this kind of natural bathing which is mostly supplied by drinking water. From the genesis of the project, however, it seemed inconceivable ecologically and economically speaking to create this large body of water using drinking water network. The water of the river, however, was not of sufficient quality to allow a bathing and therefore had to be treated beforehand before serving to feed the natural bathing.

The water of the river flows through an innovative system of filter gardens to be treated before being used in bathing waters. These filtering gardens are positioned between the river and the new body of water and thus constitute an extension of the wetlands of the site.

One of the most interesting points from an ecological point of view is that the bathing water is refiltered by the filtering gardens and then reinjected into the river with an ecological quality superior to the water taken from the river.

Thus, it is the first natural bath that also acts as an ecological support for a natural wetland.

Well Being :

The integration and landscaping of the park, which has automatically imposed as a "completion" action of the development of the Blondières site. This issue was particularly important because of the location of the site, located at the entrance of the municipality of Lorette. This allowed us to address several issues:

• enhance a busy street that is in fact a "city entrance" of the town, and thus create a new staging for the entrance of the town, highlighting the lines of the great landscape;
• completely mask industrial buildings pending their release;
• create an attractive point from which walkers can discover views overlooking all the wetlands and swimming, thanks to the use of geometric lines and the assertion of the plan-masse perfectly assuming the artificial side of this park and bathing which is the heart.

Social Cohesion :

Preservation / Environmental Improvement :

The fittings are made with simple materials and fit into the local context: concrete deactivated, pebbles ... The development of a large wooden pontoon as a central element allows a perfect distribution of the different spaces and different users and gives strength to the project.

Responsible use of resources :

Governance

Mayor of Loreto

Holder Type : Local Authority

Builder Type : Construction Industry

Business Model :

It is a natural bath open to all with paid access.

The site Blondières benefits from the proximity of large facilities that encourage the site's attendance because they are near the immediate vicinity of the project.

This park attracts locals of all ages:

• the youngest children around the playground and the playground during school holidays;
• teenagers around the college / Grand-Croix High School and stadium;
• the older ones around the water;
• families around allotment gardens and Sunday walks.

The development of the site keeps these multiple uses and this mixture of generations and populations around the Summer Bathing Water Plan.

We wanted the natural swimming to benefit the greatest number, and therefore to offer the cheapest possible entry fees. That's why this bathing system using filtered river water and not drinking water immediately seemed to be the most suitable solution, both ecologically and economically. Indeed, the use of drinking water like most natural bathing would have generated higher operating costs and therefore more prohibitive entry fees.

Sustainable Solutions

Filter gardens

Description :

The water of the river flows through an innovative system of filter gardens to be treated before being used in bathing waters. These filtering gardens are positioned between the river and the new body of water and thus constitute an extension of the wetlands of the site.

One of the most interesting points from an ecological point of view is that the bathing water is refiltered by the filtering gardens and then reinjected into the river with an ecological quality superior to the water taken from the river.

Thus, it is the first natural bath that also acts as an ecological support for a natural wetland

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• Energy/climate :
• Water management
• Management of natural areas
• Climate adaptation

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