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Homo Novo

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CONCEPT

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CONCEPT

Adjatché

CAPITALE

Porto Novo Hogbonou

Affirmé par les béninois, référendum 1990

QUELLES DYNAMIQUES ?

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ECONOMIC STRATEGIES

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ANALYSIS

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SITE LEVEL ANALYSIS

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KEY ISSUE

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•The lagoon is treated as a backyard of the city with sewage being directly dumped to the water and polluting it.

KEY ISSUES

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•The heritage monuments are deteriorating and an appropriate strategy is to be developed to rehabilitate them.

•There are many dead edges in the city centre and there is a need activate it.

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•There is no efficient transportation system that connects Cotonou and Porto-Novo as there is heavy commutation between these cities.

•The heavy traffic congestion at the entrance of the city needs to be addressed.

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•There is a lack of continuity between the east and west of the city centre.

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DESIGN PRINCIPLES

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SIX MAJOR DESIGN PRINCIPLES ARE:

1. LINEAR AXIS OF PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT

2. HERITAGE WALK CONNECTING IMPORTANT HERITAGE MONUMENTS

6. CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SONGHAI, THE NEW UNIVERSITY AND THE BOTANICAL GARDEN

3. MIXED USES

4. TO WIDEN THE ENTRANCE BRIDGE

5. SEAM THE EAST AND WEST OF THE CITY.

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1. TO CONNECT THE CITY TO THE LAGOONS.

•The pedestrian connections link the boulevard road to the lagoon linking major nodes with in the city.

•The Bio-swale system replaces the gutters which drains the treated waste and rain water along the streets to the filtration system in lagoons before getting discharged into the water.

EXISTING SECTION THROUGH THE AXIS

NEW SECTION THROUGH THE AXIS

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DEWATS

THE TREATED WASTE WATER AND RAIN WATER LED TO THE BIOSWALE

RE-USING WATER FOR GARDENING, FLUSHING,

IRRIGATION, RESEARCH ETC

LAGOON INFILTRATION SYSTEM

WASTE/RAIN WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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SYSTEM TO RECYCLE GARBAGE

46% ORGANIC WASTE

40% SAND/DUST/

INORGANIC WASTE

3% PLASTIC

11% PAPER, WOOD, METAL

AND OTHERS

RECYCLED AT LOCAL SCALE RECYCLED AT CITY SCALE

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Integration of public amenity such as public toilet, biogas centre with the existing communities

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ADVANTAGES OF CREATING HERITAGE WALK •PROTECTING AND CONSERVING THE HERITAGE MONUMENTS •CHANNELIZING TOURISM •CREATING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL PUBLIC •CREATING GOOD INFRASTRUCTURE ALONG IT •EVOKE MEMORY IN THE MINDS OF PEOPLE •The proposed Heritage walk connects with the pedestrian axis to form major Activity nodes.

2. HERITAGE WALK

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PROVIDE MATERIAL FOR CONSTRUCTION

STREGHTEN THE SOCIAL BOND

THE RESIDENTS PROVIDE MAN POWER AND REDUCE LABOUR COST

RECYCLING OF GARBAGE TO PRODUCE BIOGAS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY

HERITAGE ASSOCIATION

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

SYSTEM TO REHABILITATE HOUSES

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3. PROPOSING MIXED USES IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA OF THE CITY CENTRE ALONG WITH SPACES TO ACCOMMODATE INFORMAL COMMERCE TO ACTIVATE THE AREA.

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MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

HAWKERS ASSOCIATION

HAWKERS

INFORMAL ECONOMY

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIFFERENT ACTORS

INFRASTRUCTURE

MANAGEMENT

IDENTIFICATION

FIXING OF PRICE

NEGOTIATION WITH COUNCIL

EDUCATING THE HAWKERS

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASSOCIATION

RESPECT THE RULES

CLEANLINESS

GOOD QUALITY PRODUCTS

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EXISTING BRIDGE

PROPOSED BRIDGE

4. TO WIDEN THE ENTRANCE BRIDGE.

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5. TO SEAM THE EAST AND WEST OF THE CITY.

Mixed use with commercial activities to dynamize the area

Low traffic route to incorporate pedestrian pathways help to seam both parts

Enhancing Place Bayol as the major node to accommodate public activities of the city

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6. CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SONGHAI, THE NEW UNIVERSITY AND THE BOTANICAL GARDEN

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PROGRAM

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DENSITY •The Pedestrian access accommodate high density and it reduces gradually towards the centre

•Major activity node could accommodate high built density.

•The building heights vary from 4 storey to 1 storey

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MASTER PLAN

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DEMONSTRATION

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•The open spaces are interlinked to create accessibility , security and good living environment to the users.

•3 meters are left as frontage to accommodate informal activities.

DESIGN GUIDELINES

DEMONSTRATION 1

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LANDUSE BUILT OPEN

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PHASING

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PHASING

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