Part 1 - Urban design

Nat this one is for you. We are in Lyon, and in the middle on an island surrounded by two rivers. At the bottom end of where we are staying they are revamping the area. Nat you so need to travel. This area is amazing. We walked around and they are building and have built all of these funky apartments. Now the colours and textures don't come out as much as when you look at them, but it makes what we do in australia seem so boring. So Part 1 of this blog is dedicated to my wonderful friend Nat and Urban design. We hope you enjoy.




This is going to be a shopping centre when it is finished. We didn't realise that opposite this at the front are all the apartments you will see shorty. We found this building this morning and the apartments this afternoon.







This is the top of the building above, it seems to really work.













This one looks like they haven't finished but brett tells me that is the design.




I am sorry but the colours didn't come through. These are a lovely green colour.




This one is silver. I tried to do a close up later but the design comes through but not really the colour.











This one is concrete and then has the timber windows. it really works well in the area. The whole area is a mix of colours, textures and styles with a garden in the middle and then on the otherside where the shopping centre is a water feature for sailing or other water sports.















Check out the one in the background. This is a royal blue.




One of the apartments has this as a wall.












This one is a lovely dark brown. Check out the top floor.




This is made of stone I think and is black with orange trimming.



This building is a grey colour but have a closer look and see how they use the panels.


















We got inside one of the areas that was locked off, the colour of the walls are like a laminate I have seen. It is brown with flecks sort of with these features with trees in them.




This building is silver and shiny but has a funny twist. Hope it comes through ok.





It is such a shame that I couldn't capture the colours they way they really were. It made such an impact on both of us and also in the surrounding area.



Love Monique, Brett, Marty, Kiwi and Hooter

Location:Lyon, France