Darwin Écosystème
Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · France
A former 19th-century military barracks, handed over in 2008 and transformed since 2011 into an ecological transition ecosystem with coworking space, a social enterprise incubator, an organic restaurant and shop, a skatepark and urban gardens. It receives more than a thousand people a day. It is one of the most cited friche conversion projects in France, although it has also been criticised for contributing to the gentrification of the Bastide neighbourhood.
- Led by
- Evolution (Philippe Barre's company), on land granted by the Bordeaux urban community in 2008
- Status
- Active
- Participation
- Institution led, participatory
- Visitable
- Yes, free access, restaurant, organic shop and events
- Website
- darwin.camp ↗
- Contact
- No public contact on record
- Last reviewed
- 1 September 2026
Verification
Partially verified
This place has at least one source on record and awaits a second one for contrast. Full verification will arrive in the review phase of the atlas.
- Verified two sources including a primary one, or first-hand knowledge of the place
- Partial one source on record
- Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending
Sources
- DARWIN, l'Eco-Système de la caserne niel ↗ · secondary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · Wikipédia
- Darwin / Caserne Niel ↗ · secondary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · Bordeaux Tourisme & Congrès