Haliotis STEP, wastewater treatment plant in Nice

Located in the exceptional setting of the Baie des Anges in Nice, the renovation of the wastewater treatment plant, will not prevent its equipment from operating during the works.

The landscaping works (of 52% of the land area) will ensure its urban and surroundings embedding as well as the creation of a green hilly area, Cap Haliotis, enclosing the industrial site and staggering its plantations from the urban monumental entrance to the coastline.

The ground plane depicts a buildings’ grouping, extending from the city to the sea: the facade overlooks the Promenade des Anglais, in perfect match with the city and the landscape, including the storage and process premises, and finally the fully integrated process area, right on the seafront.

The plant’s architecture will perfectly suit the town, speckled with green areas, and clad in noble materials (stone, terracotta).

Inspired by the Haliotis seashell, the facades colours hues graduation range will span from red ochre, on the urban facade, to white ochre, near the sea.

Reminding of the Nice diving board, a lookout point allows a 360° view of the site. From an sustainable point of view, the project is also highly ambitious: the STEP will become a positive-energy plant, combining global energy optimization and energy recovery.

Team

Directors

Mark Wilson, Géraldine Maurice

Team

Nicholas Archer, Juan-Pablo Gonzales, Clément Belanger,, Jovénil Dos Reis, Loïc Rion, Caroline Paul, Pauline Boudon, Mélusine Deutsch, Christel Dudragne et Emilie Bilan, Melis Yaliniz