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Lise Meitner Square – Crossing of paths.

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Each wellhead requires a 15-metre-radius waterproof safety zone, materialised as an orange asphalt ring. (Image: during construction.)

The square’s design seeks to reveal, rather than conceal, the geothermal infrastructure at its core. (Image: during construction.)

Though shaped by constraints, Lise Meitner Square is ultimately a gift to the neighbourhood: a fully open, inclusive public space.

Three circular areas are designated as flexible-use zones—for sports, fitness, café terraces, etc.—and they are each materialised with a different treatment.

Project • By BOARD • Residential Landscape

Lise Meitner Square

Lise Meitner Square is part of the experimental housing project START in Ivry-sur-Seine, which includes five residential buildings. And yet, this square was not initially meant to exist. Its creation required overcoming major constraints linked to two 1,500-metre-deep geothermal wells on site—providing heating for a large part of the city— which originally demanded a fenced, impermeable and inaccessible zone. STAR-BOARD Such an arrangement would have seriously compromised the quality of life for the nearly 300 families living in START-Ivry. After long negotiations with the geothermal operator, we secured a 2,600m² public space—transforming a technical limitation into a meaningful urban asset. STAR-BOARD T... More

Project • By archoffice | architecture & construction office • Memorials

Kish Shohada Square

The mosque's prominent location in the southeastern part of the site, coupled with the presence of a vast east-west axis extending approximately one kilometer, creates an exceptionally broad and desirable panoramic view. The preservation of this wide vista has been considered concerning the height of the human line of sight. Caption Caption Caption Caption Caption Symbolizing the seven skies, the square's design incorporates seven concentric circles, representing the seven stages of love and the respective position of each martyr within these celestial stages. Moreover, cube-shaped prisms of varying dimensions and heights, strategically positioned within the human line of sight, metaphorically represent the martyrs... More