before Gap, this other city which wanted one
Once upon a time, there was a prefectural town of just over 40,000 inhabitants, which wanted to begin renovating one of its emblematic squares. No more dozens of cars that spoil the architectural heritage of the city, hello greenery to refresh the place. Highlight of the show: a water mirror in which a key monument of the city is reflected.
What Roger Didier plans for the Desmichels car park in Gap, Damien Meslot has already done for the Place de la République in Belfort. And there is no shortage of similarities between the two projects.
A precedent to avoid
When he presented his idea of a reflecting pool for the first time, in December 2021, the mayor of Gap had this phrase to sum up his state of mind: once the work was completed, “the roofs of cars.. .
