A coordinated safety approach
Project sponsor(s)Municipality of BlayeSummary- Area of the citadel: 23 ha
- Useable surface area: 14 000 m²
- Number of visitors in 2013: 380,000
- Roads and paths: 8 000 m²
An innovative means of access: the lift at Upper Barrakka gardens
Project sponsor(s)Town of ValettaSchedule2005-2012Summary- Opened on: 15 December 2012
- Operating times: 7AM to 9PM every day
- Annual number of passengers: 1 million
- Difference in height covered by lift: 58m
- Return fare: 1€
- Lift takes: 23 seconds
- Capacity: 21 people
Besançon, feasability/advisability study of acces to the citadel
Project sponsor(s)Greater Besançon councilScheduleJune 2011 / September 2012SummaryThe Citadel of Besançon is built on top of a rock closing the neck of the oxbow formed by the River Doubs. This steep-sided plateau covers an area11.2 hectaresand is located approximately120 metresabove the level of the river and town centre, and371 metresabove sea level.
More than 230 000...
Besançon, Study of landscaping to enhance Vauban’s fortifications
Project sponsor(s)Town of BesançonSchedule12 months (July 2009 to June2010)SummaryA unique, natural setting
Besançon enjoys a rare and distinctive geographical setting with a chain of hills along the
RiverDoubsthat are part of the last anticlinal fold of the western limit of the Jura mountain range.
The strategic importance of the site was noticed at an early date. The...
Booklets to aid visitors in Braille and large print
Project sponsor(s)Town of BriançonSchedule2011SummaryCreation and publication of tactile booklet to help visitors to discover the fortified heritage of Vauban, intended for persons suffering from total or partial loss of sight.
The contract has been agreed with Braille & Culture
11 rue dela Petite Vitesse - 63260 AigueperseInterpretation path
Project sponsor(s)Guillestrois CountySummaryThis project follows a study on the improvement of access to the stronghold site. It must allow improved site access sustainably (bicycle and pedestrian). The purpose is to reclassify an existing community path and introduce visitors to the first elements of interpretation of cultural and natural...
L'île Tatihou: Managing the flow of visitors
Project sponsor(s)La Manche General CouncilSummary- Area of the island: 28ha
- Ownership status: Coastline conservation authority
- OPerator: La Manche General Council
- Number of visitors (2013): 63 866
- Open to the general public: every day from 5 April to 5 October, more restricted the rest of the year
- Available accomodation: 35 rooms
- Amphibious...
The concealed car park
Project sponsor(s)Province of Utrecht, The NetherlandsScheduleImplementation: 1st April 2013Summary- Car park size: 3ha
- Contracting authority: Province of Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Design: Bureau Parklaan and Paul de Kort
- Built by: Bam Wegen
- Car park holds: 250 véhicules individuels, 2 cars, 100 vélos.
