Belsunce is a vibrant community in the 1st Arrondissement of Marsielle. It is home to over 100 whole sale fashion businesses which have been there for generations. Belsunce is currently at risk of falling into complete gentrification which is being threatened by various authorities through redevelopment projects like that of place de la providence by SOLEAM as well as the opening of MIF68 in the 11th arrondissement. These projects aim is to force out the businesses that already exist in the neighbourhood by making it harder and harder to keep making money in order to open up Belsunce for real estate opportunities and for cafes bars and expensive shops to open in their place. Marseilles greatest strength is that the city center still belongs to the citizens. This is in direct contrast to a lot of modern city centers which are completely dead and focussed entirely towards commerce and tourism. These city centers force citizens into only consumption based interactions with the city. My project aims to completely oppose this and to ensure that the city center of Marseille will always belong to the Marseillaise and to prioritise economic and social well-being over economic growth. Firstly, the project will expand its existing position as the logistical hub of the neighbourhood to ensure that the existing traders are still able to trade and are able to support their families. The method of transport for the hub will change from cars and vans to electric cargo bikes to move goods from to and from place de la providence to the port. The groundfloor will be occupied by kiosk style affordable workspaces to allow people to quickly start a business and start making a living. This is as a result of research finding that migrants are far more likely to be self employed. It is also clear that buying and selling at any level is a key part of the culture in the city center neighbourhoods in Marsielle. Workshops for small scale production and large warehouse spaces make it possible for the local businesses to start to sell goods made in Marseille rather than importing cheaply made goods from china which have a big impact on the environment. These spaces are arranged in a collection of strip buildings which create courtyards between them and the existing buildings. These courtyards will be shared by traders, workers and residents. Trade and the movement of goods will happen inbetween the public activity in the squares inspired by the way the old port of Marseille functioned as an industrial as well as public center of the city. The aim of the arrangment of the buildings and the architecture is to foster a community that has an even stronger emotional connection to their physical environment. A sense of ownership so strong that no outer force could imagine it changing. Sense of ownership is produced by creative activity in a space. The characteristics of public space that make creative public activity more or less likely are not easily quanitified. For this reason I have chosen to design and present the project through quick perspective sketches and sequential views inspired by the work of Gordon Cullen that will give a more accurate impression of the quality of the spaces than traditional orthogonal drawings.