Sort recycling center in Le Jardin des Plantes
foreword
Finding its origins in political will of sustainability, the French National Museum of Natural History firstly established a study of its own trash in order to improve environmental efficiency.
localization
According to the numerous activities the Jardin des Plantes inhabits, there are different kinds of trash: paper, green waste, various industrial waste.
The aim is to rationalize the actual waste collection sites you can find everywhere on the site, creating a single equipment is the answer.
The use of the space is drastic. One particular tree is carefully preserved as a legacy. A dozen others, considered as sick trees, are cut down.
Far from impacting the general figure of the gardens, this cut down is balanced with planting 30 new trees. They have been thoroughly chosen by the Jardin des Plantes for their assets and to supplement their huge collection of varieties.
realization
The enclosure is mainly planted, sowed with chosen plants that match with the nearby animals. An ornamental wrought-iron work just slips into it to ensure privacy.
This gathering of resources has provoked the birth of a glade, a sensible clearing of the garden near the Ménagerie.
The ground is modeled to match its working: bound, contain, lift, hide.
An earth movement.
Concrete surfaces claim their mineral nature thanks to a fine work on its components: sanding, marking, addition, pigmentation.
An architectured clearing,
A telluric work.
sustainability
This sort recycling center brings major improvements: reduction of its environmental impacts and operation constraints, enhancement of uses and public safety. Rainwater collection is also set up so that water is filtered and reused on site.
