The project is rooted in the urban renewal of the Arche Guédon district carried out jointly by the city of Torcy and the Paris-Vallée de la Marne urban community.

Depending on the demolitions and developments, the Arche Guédon district, equipped with several public facilities such as the OMAC (Municipal Office of Animation of the City) or the Petit Théâtre de l'Arche, is transformed over time into a lively district where it is good to live and meet.

The “Meeting place” is at the heart of this complex urban device imagined by the Montrouge workshop in the 1970s, in a skilful but complex way interweaving public facilities and collective housing following sets of levels adapted to the steep natural slope of the site.

Our project consists of relocating the current car park to “make room” and stage a micro-urbanity made up of fragments of the landscape, children's games, and public benches.

The three-dimensional structure of the Arch which overhangs the square is preserved while the metal roof is replaced by a set of textile membranes which allow light to pass through but protect the inhabitants from unfavorable climatic conditions (wind, rain, radiation)