Odyssée Pleyel
As the winner of the “Reinventing Cities” international competition, Odyssée Pleyel, in collaboration with a team led by EDF, aimed to create a demonstration of low-carbon solutions, both in terms of the building’s design and the activities, including cultural programs, that will be held there.
The Hall de Décuvage Pleyel is an imposing vestige of Saint-Denis’ industrial past: this building, which spans some 1,200m² and is 24 meters high, was used for the removal of electrical transformer windings. The building’s redevelopment, set in motion by the C40 (Cities Climate Leadership Group), will be part of significant change in this urban area, close to the future Olympic Village of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Odyssée Pleyel has a multidisciplinary team, led by EDF, of 34 partners including Jakob+MacFarlane for architecture, the Fermes de Gally for activities relating to biodiversity, Manifesto for cultural programming and ETIC for the management of spaces for stakeholders within the social and socially responsible economies. This project has been designed so that the younger generations can take ownership of climate change challenges and come up with solutions for tomorrow’s world.
Following this low-carbon urban and architectural project, this massive former industrial building will reopen at the end of 2023 and will become a new 3,840m² destination for the rapidly changing community of Pleyel. A focus on the issues of energy, climate change and the city will be combined with scientific workshops, experiments and innovations by start-ups, industrial partners and local associations, environmentally friendly sporting and cultural events for a local and regional impact. Manifesto worked with EDF to create an ambitious program of exhibitions combining artists and environmental challenges in the Great Hall and a biennial festival across the entire site, in addition to cultural activities with local partners during construction.
The project was subsequently abandoned.