New connections within Liège's urban fabric

Just a stone's throw from the Place de l'Opéra, Place Saint-Lambert and the Saint-Michel block, Trianon is nestled in the historical fabric of the city of Liège and consists of five residential buildings based on a 200 years old former ice house and a retaining wall.

Designed on the traces of a historical road, the project is articulated around a central esplanade that links the upper and lower parts of the city. Arranged with gardens, benches and numerous covered bicycle parking spaces, this esplanade creates a precious breathing space within a dense urban environment. Its controlled accesses create a semi-public space that offers a green and pleasant passage between the Boulevard de la Sauvenière and the Rue Basse Sauvenière during the day. To accentuate the connection between the upper and lower parts of the city, a visual breakthrough has been defined in the alignment of the new buildings on Boulevard de la Sauvenière, offering a view of the bell tower of the Saint-Martin basilica in the background.

The exceptional location of the project, between the Opera on one side and the Saint-Martin Basilica on the other, anchors Trianon further in the city's historical continuity. After housing the Crosly cinema and the headquarters of the newspaper La Meuse more than a century ago, this plot steeped in history is now fully involved in the district's reactivation.