Construction of PORT GRIMAUD 2 et 3 :
View of the land where Port Grimaud 3 will be built...
After the Rond d'Eau district, the construction of the lake city continued through the shipyard, the rue de la Giscle, up to the Place du Sud, named since 2000 Place François SPOERRY. In the meantime, from 1978 to 1993, PORT GRIMAUD 3 was being built...
The elevation plan :
Here is the elevation plan of the land where PG2 was going to be built...
You can click on the map to enlarge it...
As early as 1967, when PG1 was being built, the architect was already thinking about extending his city.
2 very different master plans were created:
- The first one below is not of good quality. However one distinguishes clearly that it is not envisaged of "Rond d'Eau", nor of Shipyard, nor of bridges, nor of street, but several whole of buildings around basins or swimming pools...
( Draft colored by the architectural office. Click on the plan to see it bigger )
- The second one below, as we have seen before, did not see the day either. The Rond d'Eau, which originally was supposed to turn its back to the sea, has been reconfigured...
( Draft colored by me for a better visibility. )
It should be noted that the mouth of the Giscle was to be modified by throwing itself straight into the sea. This was before the Marines de Cogolin, under construction, diverted the river's course towards Port Grimaud with a stone pier. Rumor has it that the architect, not being very patient with the Administration, decided to redirect the exit of the Giscle in the direction of the nascent Port Grimaud construction site...
Note also that the PG1 pier was much straighter with a nice curve at the end, probably to install a small lighthouse...
Tranches 4 à 8 :
Units 1, 2 and 3 received their building permits on July 17, 1969, September 18, 1973 and June 27, 1974.
As we have seen on the page of the Interchange, the request for a Building Permit for sections 4 to 8, formulated on December 18, 1974, was refused by a prefectoral decree of August 14, 1975, on the grounds that this interchange had not been built.
Visitor parking at PG2 :
A parking lot was to be built at the entrance of PG2, on the current site of the municipal parking lot and the Terrasses de PORT GRIMAUD building :
- On 3 levels with 399 places (151 for visitors and 248 for residents)
- or on 4 levels (3 for residents with 370 places and 1 for visitors with 151 places)
The architect thought at the time that PG2 would be visited like PG1!
Port Grimaud 2 comes out of the ground :
The shipyard soon became operational to ensure the maintenance and repair of the boats. A lake city had to have such a company within its walls.
Then the constructions followed always while going up towards the grounds, street of the Sailors then street of the 3 banks, then street of the 4 Winds...
On the first advertising brochures for PORT GRIMAUD 2, the emphasis was on the new features of the houses and the living environment.
Construction progresses, section by section...
The docks are becoming larger and greener, while cars are finding their place in parking lots within the blocks.
On the banks of the Giscle, houses called "Borderive" make their appearance: Wider, a single floor, a room on the ground floor and a closed courtyard at the entrance...
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Rue des 3 Rives under construction...
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New facades :
New facades appear... These new sections have allowed the architect to create new houses, some with new solariums.
Sketch of the Architect...
Nouveau solarium...
Rue des 4 Vents :
Model of the Rue des 4 Vents.
On the picture above, we notice that there are no trees along the Giscle. Today, majestic umbrella pines have grown in some places, bringing shade and freshness to the south-facing quays.
L'île des 4 Vents is the third phase of Port Grimaud 2. The construction follows the same principle as for the other islands: a sheet pile wall that encloses the land on which the houses and buildings will be built.
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L'Ile Ronde :
The Round Island begins to take shape...
... as well as the rue de l'Eperon which will be the next completed section...
The porch leading to the future Ile Ronde under construction
The bridge of the Round Island...
... and the buildings surrounding the Ile Ronde beach
The PG2 Center :
Port Grimaud Sud is composed of 902 houses, apartments and shops.
These are located at the shipyard and on the right side of the Place du Sud, renamed Place François Spoerry in 2000.
The South Square under construction.
The Island of Desirade is starting to emerge from the ground and the South square on the PG2 side is finished.
The place of the desirade in construction...
The houses along the Grand Canal are being finished...
Rue de l'Occident being finished
Montage for an overview of the Désirade...
The SOUTH PORT will follow very soon...
Gulf War :
A recession in the early 1990s, followed by the Gulf War, slowed the sale of the new slices of the lake city considerably to the point that the architect had to suspend the construction of Slices 8B along the Giscle River.
This is the temporary end of the history of PG2... I still hope to find new "elements" that will complete and enrich it...
For PG3, the documents are rather rare unfortunately and I always seek...
The buildings of the Amarrage are built except the launching and the houses of the Great Basin which begin to leave the ground...
Postcards :
the fountain of the south square is very beautiful and therefore it was often found on the postcards showing Port Grimaud south.
No greenery in front of the fountain yet...
Advertisements :
The ETIGE company, in charge of the promotion and sale of the new buildings, published numerous advertising brochures.
These 2 brochures came to praise the new district of Port Grimaud 3, released from the ground: Le Fer à Cheval and its 3 houses of Master with swimming pool...
The work of François SPOERRY... |
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