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A multifaceted festival to reimagine the Esp’Asse neighborhood

Avatar: Rodolphe Haener Rodolphe Haener

Your project in two lines:
Mobilize Nyon’s creative forces both to host an open stage and to rethink the development of the Esp’Asse neighborhood, particularly its emerging public spaces.
The goal of your project
Esp’Asse, a socio-cultural neighborhood managed since 2001 by the foundation of the same name, invites the residents of Nyon and the neighborhood’s tenants to engage with the development of the area, its emerging public spaces and gardens, its expansion into new horizons, its social role, and its support for the arts and socially responsible businesses. In April 2027, it will open its doors: rehearsal spaces accessible day and evening to prepare for festival performances and foster the emergence of new creative collectives from the city, along with a festive day at the end of the month. This big day will feature an open mic night and workshops led by Nyon residents who wish to share their expertise. A month for everyone to participate, contribute, and envision their place in this evolving neighborhood, which will open up even further to the entire population by 2030. Since 2022, a series of participatory initiatives has been underway and has already helped identify many of the expectations for Esp’Asse. The project proposed here aims to continue this effort to pool energy and ideas in an atmosphere that fosters spontaneous, fun, and creative interactions, all within a professionally guided framework. All ideas, gathered through discussion workshops, will be welcome in making the Esp’Asse neighborhood a space for play, experimentation, and social innovation. It’s worth noting that the Esp’Asse Foundation, which owns this former industrial brownfield site located a 5-minute walk from the train station, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to make its premises available to organizations or independent individuals working in the areas of mutual aid, creativity, and social integration.
Your project in detail:

A few weeks before the event date, in late April 2027, Esp’Asse will provide all participants with spaces for design and reflection to conceptualize artistic performances and to engage in open-ended discussions about the development of a neighborhood set to expand by 2030 with the construction of a House of Social Innovation and Solidarity (MISS).

By that time, in fact, the neighborhood will be crossed by a pedestrian and bicycle bridge that, according to official estimates, nearly 1,200 people will use daily. The Esp’Asse neighborhood will then be fully connected to the city of Nyon, and its public spaces and gardens will benefit everyone. What’s more, the MISS will be an iconic building in the region, hosting numerous public events and serving as a hub for people and organizations eager to connect, exchange ideas, and launch and carry out joint projects.

This Esp’Asse “third place” festival in the spring of 2027 will generate projects, ideas, and objectives that will serve as future guidelines for the neighborhood and the MISS. For an entire month, the neighborhood will be transformed into a laboratory of ideas and community life. These opportunities for connection—culminating in a festival-style celebration on the final day—will be organized and facilitated by professional event planners. The collaboration between these consultation specialists and the architects of the MISS and its outdoor spaces is already in place.

Everyone is welcome to participate in these diverse activities and festivities: current and future neighborhood residents, neighbors, members of associations active in Esp’Asse or those that might become so, and people wishing to envision a facility in Esp’Asse that does not yet exist in the region. In short, all residents of Nyon who wish to “build” a vibrant, supportive, and culturally rich neighborhood. Everyone will have a say through a series of discussion and brainstorming workshops. The signatory sponsors are individuals or organizations who are either tenants in the neighborhood, users of the site, neighbors, or people interested in urban development in Esp’Asse.

Brainstorm, mull things over, rethink, dream, and… together, create a new world within an existing neighborhood.

The amount requested to carry out the project (max. CHF 20,000, budget to be detailed in the dedicated file):
20000
The exact address of your project, if known, as well as the neighborhood(s) involved
Route de l’Etraz 20 B - 1260 Nyon
The name of your organization (optional) (it is not necessary to be an organization to submit a project, but there must be at least three of you):
Fondation Esp'Asse
  • Route de l'Etraz 20b, Nyon

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