Cultural / Institutional Archives

31 August 2020

Lab Ecole Competition – Pinewood

At the foot of Mount Shefford, an on-site visit reveals the presence of a pinewood with a regular pattern. The verticality of the bald trunks at the base gives way to a denser canopy at the top, sheltering a ground strewn with thorns. Developed for the Lab-École proposal competition, this new school concept is inspired by the pine forest pattern. A regular structure of 3 by 3 meters is materialized by a series of columns raising a minimalist roof. This one shelters a series of boxes playing on a juxtaposition of volumes, recalling an assembly game for children. Four volumes piercing the roof express the classes and the gymnasium. Their green roofs are visible from the mountain paths. Perceptible on the ground, the motif aims to develop children's imagination by offering them a support to invent new games. Acting as a transition between the built and the unbuilt, it gradually disappears on the...

1 January 2013

by Giovanni Guillabert

Guido Molinari foundation

At his death, the minimalist painter Guido Molinari left as a legacy his former atelier/residence. Located in a former bank, the space would be used as a conservation and dissemination center for the artist’s creative work. The exhibit space, located in the main hall of the former bank, faced two major constraints. Having two facades completely covered by windows, it didn’t have enough display surfaces. Also, some of the artist’s enormous paintings could only be stored within the space. The solution was to design three movable volumes that could contain large format paintings and be used as extra display surfaces. These storage blocks can be moved at will to create a multitude of configurations....