Port Mole - Bord de Mer - Vert/Bleu - Libreville competition

The Port Mole public spaces will be an iconic place and an example of integrated sustainable development that intrinsically reinforces the local economy. The design features a strong and outspoken formal character. Libreville Port Mole will be a spearhead project in Africa.

This proposal for the Port Mole Waterfront respects the existing plan and adds a high-level and exciting public space concept. The central gesture is a continuous boardwalk ribbon, that ties together the entire area in a single sweep. Outside the ribbon, on the edges of the plan towards the water, it is flexible and spectacular. In contrast, the public space areas in between the buildings have a more formal and elegant character. The plan focuses on continuity and connectivity. Legibility, wayfinding and placemaking are central themes to the design. The cross-section is simple, outspoken has a strong identity. It can be consistently applied across the waterfront and matches with the existing road sections in the master plan.

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