Bordeaux tramway line "D"
location
Bordeaux / France
client
Communauté Urbaine de Bordeaux
brief
preliminary studies on 11km; schematic design development of 1.8 km
programme
architect for Bordeaux tramway line D
consortium
Egis-rail + Richez_Associés
For almost 2km, the Bordeaux tramway line D takes a narrow retail axis and was developed within a much stricter budget than the previous tramway lines. Mixed in parts, the streetscape development will facilitate parking and car access to shops on the transit route built upon a carefully laid palette of exposed aggregate concrete and punctually highlighted by blond Bordeaux stone. An alignment of magnolias will bring vegetation to this boutique neighbourhood, a little stiff yet on a domestic scale…