FORT Technology Park
A brown touristic information shield indicates a nearby rocky hill. In Saint-Lô, along the river called the Vire, there is a fortress, which dominates the landscape. This discovery recalls Le Mont-Saint-Michel ? an island commune situated in Normandy? and Saint-Malo. There are a lot of ruins dated from WWII in Saint-Lô. Tourists could nearly relive Allies? bombing and those of the Nazis that razed the city definitely. Only the fortress is still standing.
Photography by © Luc Boegly
The rock will be the principal element of the new constructions. The stones come from the hills, called the collines du Cotentin.cThese stones and rubble have been gathered by Saint-Lô to make huge protective walls and breathe life back into this city. After WWII the question of the reconstruction has been raised. The inhabitants lived a real trauma; there was a huge loss of innocent human life; there was pain; the inhabitants were also against the idea of transferring the heart of the city in another place. They fought for the reconstruction of the city, where it always was: on its fortifications. The carved stones are its past and its future. The heap of pulverized stone was the key element of the reconstruction. These material elements or composites, which are normally different, will be gathered and juxtaposed in order to form the city.  The wall is used as a symbol of strength and sustainability and will be made of composites as a construction material. Our proj...