Charleroi

The project should propose a solution to maintain the current number of parking places on the project site and not on the strategic site as described in Part 2.

The local authorities have no plan of the sport center. 
The question about topography levels has already been asked. We thank you to consult the FAQ to find the answer.

The site in Charleroi should be considered as flat. We deliberately –and in agreement with the local representatives of the site– did not reveal more precise information on the topography. The plot and the metro corridor width are nevertheless defined on the documents and must be respected in the projects. In general, we rarely provide participants with too precise or too specific information to prevent them from focusing on the issues that we do not regard as essential.

Europan is first a competition of ideas – the jury therefore first focuses on the relevance of the ideas proposed in the projects.

The width of the subway tunnel to consider is of approx. 10 meters (walls included), to spread on both sides of the axis of the track on the CHARLEROI-BE-PS-M1.jpg map.

The local authorities have no plan concerning the "Centre du temps choisi"

As explained on page 10 of the site folder –part 3.3 Program– the City considers reorganizing the ground floor of the town hall annex with an accessible counter of about 200 m2, open to the population, and the Police offices East District, designed to accommodate 60 to 70 employees. The offices in the floors are currently occupied by the administrative services of the city. A reorganization of these could be decided in the coming years, but no decision has been taken so far. Remember, however, that the subject of the Europan 13 competition for this building is to make a proposal on the relationship between the services of the ground floor and the surrounding public space of the building, and, maintaining the access to the floors, the assignment of which has not yet been defined.

Following the aging of materials façades of the House annex, they are subject to renovations for a technical and aesthetic maintenance. The offices at the rear facades are still occupied by the administrative services of the city of Charleroi. These works are not to be considered as part of the Europan 13

The difference comes from the recent creation of parking. We advise you to consult Google Maps , and to identify the Genard Street ( satellite view mode). You will see that the differences between the documents comes from the recent creation of a car park in the south of the current implementation of Genard street.

As stated in section 2.2., any regulatory document is applicable to the project and strategic sites of Gilly. Charleroi has no regulation, scheme or development plan concerning the templates to meet. In addition, the city authorities are not opposed to the construction of tall buildings. For example, the new Charleroi police building carried out by the association Jean Nouvel/MDW Architecture has 20 floors. Other projects with tall buildings are underway, but they nonetheless concern the city center.

If candidates are free to design buildings in height, the will be mindful that the old town of Gilly is a secondary hub outside the city centrer and that the projects of Europan 13 must be complementary to development projects in progress in the city center of Charleroi.

The presentation is free : the panels can be read independently or form a triptych.

However, the candidate will meet the particular size an vertical layout (for details, thank you to refer to article 4.4. of the Europan rules)

As stated in figure 4 of Part 2.2 of the blurb, the northeast corner of the intersection of Calvaire Street and Charleroi street is classified as "habitat area" (red) to the plane sector and is buildable. This is the only document that covers the planologique site. This part of the project site is illustrated by the SS-P20 , PS-P19 – PS-P20 photos. 
The southwest corner of Montigny street and Charleroi street, including Gasometer underground access, is also classified habitat area. This part of the study site is shown in the photo SS- P18.

This information is difficult to obtain. Charleroi City's services collect information on the number of users of public facilities of the study site and opening hours. The information received concerning the cultural center « Le Temps Choisi »- a capacity of 687 seats in the hall, which seats 469 in the pit - and the Thibbaut room, a potential host between 200 and 400 people depending on whether they are seated or standing. Concerning the number of users of other devices , candidates are invitedto make their own assessment on the basis of information provided in the site folder .

A summary of this presentation is part of the minutes of the meeting already online on this page (Site Visit).
We also added the following pdf file on the FTP: "METROPOLE-WEB-141016_PRESENTATION_CHARLEROI". It is the book written by the Charleroi Bouwmeester, who exposes the past of the city of Charleroi and major urban redevelopment projects presented during the briefing.

Le tracé et les stations du métro léger de Charleroi sont données sur le site du TEC Charleroi, accessible à ce lien. La densification proposée autour du métro évoquée par le Bouwmeester de Charleroi lors de la visite du site est un document de travail qui n'est pas encore public. Il ne peut à ce stade être fourni aux candidats. Les documents publics seuls disponibles sont accessibles sur le site du Bouwmeester de Charleroi.