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Urban green oasis: Mât Tonnelle

The Mât Tonnelle is a green urban oasis designed for public spaces. It combines shade, vegetation, and cooling features to create comfortable, sustainable street furniture that is well-suited for heat waves.

Designed for public spaces, it transforms outdoor areas into true spaces for relaxation and respite.

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Mat Tonnelle Vegetal Fountain
Mat Tonnelle Vegetal Fountain
Mat Tonnelle Vegetal Fountain

Creating an urban oasis of coolness means addressing today’s climate challenges: combating heat islands, improving user comfort, and enhancing public spaces.

The Mât Tonnelle blends seamlessly into parks, squares, and urban areas, providing shade, a cool atmosphere, and greenery.

Use cases

Inauguration of Water Connect’s first vegetated fountain in the city of Valenton.
2024

City of Valenton

The City of Valenton has installed the Mât Tonnelle to create a green oasis in the heart of the public space.

This system allows us to offer:

  • a naturally shaded area
  • a rest area for visitors
  • refreshing street furniture designed for hot weather

Every day, residents and visitors enjoy this space to relax, get out of the sun, and cool off.

Mat Tonnelle Vegetal Fountain Valenton
Mat Tonnelle Vegetal Fountain Valenton
Mat Tonnelle Vegetal Fountain Valenton
"Mât Tonnelle" Green Fountain in a Public Space: An Oasis of Freshness

Its features

The Mât Tonnelle is designed as a refreshing piece of street furniture capable of adapting to the constraints of public spaces;
it is a variation on the Fontaine Universelle Mât Source, combined with a green dome and benches.

Sturdy and durable construction

Designed to withstand outdoor conditions and heavy use.

Integrated greening

Creates a natural and attractive oasis of freshness.

Effective shading area

Provides sun protection tailored to urban environments.

Connected

Monitoring and managing usage.

Self-sufficient

Optimized operation to minimize maintenance.

Sturdy and durable construction

Designed to withstand outdoor conditions and heavy use.

Integrated greening

Creates a natural and attractive oasis of freshness.

Effective shading area

Provides sun protection tailored to urban environments.

Connected

Monitoring and managing usage.

Self-sufficient

Optimized operation to minimize maintenance.

*PMR: person with reduced mobility.
**UFR: wheelchair user.
Developed in partnership with the Cluster Eau Milieux Sols, Eau de Paris and validated by APF Lab, the Association des Paralysés de France.

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Where should we install a green urban oasis?

The Mât Tonnelle is ideal for many urban settings:
  • Parks and public gardens
  • Squares and pedestrian zones
  • Areas surrounding schools and public buildings
  • Tourist attractions
  • Urban areas highly exposed to heat

It creates a visible, useful, and sustainable urban oasis of coolness, ideal for high-traffic areas.

The benefits of our systems

Installing an urban cooling island improves user comfort
while addressing climate challenges.
Save drinking water in a sensible and reasonable way.
Combating the effects of heatwaves by increasing the number of water and shade points in the city.
Reduce the use of single-use plastic bottles, in line with the AGEC law

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Urban oases of freshness dotted throughout France

Our cooling solutions are already in use in many public facilities and spaces to address climate challenges.

Île-de-France: Paris, Valenton, Saint-Ouen, Saint-Denis, Village Olympique, Orly, Ivry-sur-Seine, Créteil, Gennevilliers...

France: Avignon (Vaucluse), Parigné-L'Évêque (Sarthe), Lacanau (Gironde), Nantes (Loire-Atlantique), Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), Montpellier (Hérault), Lyon (Rhône)...

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Testimonials

Our customers testify!

"I'm proud to announce that a new vegetated fountain has been installed in the heart of the Pompadour district, on the forecourt of the Jean Jaurès school.
Named the "Valentonnelle", this local production imagined by the Water Connect company, offers everyone something to quench their thirst, refresh or rest.

Bravo to the Val'Entreprendre club for facilitating exchanges between Valentonnaise companies, resulting in fine local products like the "Valentonnelle"."

Métin Yavuz

Mayor, City of Valenton

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an urban cooling island?

An urban cooling island is a design feature intended to lower temperatures in the city through the use of shade, vegetation, and water.
It helps combat extreme heat, improves user comfort, and enhances public spaces.
In parks, squares, schools, or pedestrian areas exposed to heat.
No, no external power source is required. The Mât Tonnelle green fountain is designed to operate independently.

Yes, it complies with accessibility standards to ensure access for everyone.

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green fountain in your community?

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