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These changes imply a new vision of cities because many single-use buildings are becoming obsolete
,” explains Sharon Elbaz, president of Nexity Héritage, in the first episode of
Sens de la Ville
.
Faced with this observation, urban regeneration aims to give a second life to the existing stock, while responding to the housing crisis and the urgent need to decarbonize the real estate sector.
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The idea is to transform what already exists in order to bring more diversity,”
continues Sharon Elbaz
.
Office buildings or car parks are, for example, redeveloped to include housing but also shops and services
.
» The phenomenon also responds to the political will to fight against urban sprawl and to encourage “zero net artificialization” of soils, i.e. the preservation of existing areas of natural agricultural or forest areas.
In this video chronicle, the president of Nexity Heritage presents three examples of urban regeneration: the former headquarters of L'Oréal, a car park in the heart of Paris and an 18th century mansion.