The city of Bulle and the Mobilière have carried out a parallel study mandate for the development of the Toula site, the last unbuilt site bordering the old town. It is qualified by its location at the crossroads between the old town, the new railway station of Bulle and the commercial zone to the north.
The project was selected for its urban approach, its relationship to the landscape environment of the region and its integration into the built environment.
The "A la Croisée des Chemins" project is integrated in a complementarity between the lively street of the city center which animates the district and the more intimate spaces of an inhabited district. Indeed, two urban spaces are defined, the square and the park, one plant and the other mineral, in order to guarantee the variety and richness of the meeting spaces for the future inhabitants and the population of Bull.
The square plays the role of a strategic and symbolic place that recalls the memory of the place, while the park offers a protected natural heart for the inhabitants. The buildings are built around these spaces, the bases with their activities are linked to the urban public spaces, the housing is linked to the park and the collective spaces, and the EMS is linked to the life of the neighborhood and the city.
The project foresees a high density for a mixed neighborhood of more than 130 dwellings, commercial surfaces, offices, a medical center, a daycare center and an establishment for elderly people. The shape of the buildings is worked out in order to minimize the visual impact of the volumes, to leave openings towards the views and to avoid vis-à-vis.
