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Invisibility of the visible | Europan 16 . Rennes

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Invisibility of the visible talks about simple phenomena regulating our environment and life, beyond ordinary vision. The invisible is therefore the thread of the narrative, the place from which the story was born; it takes shape through perception and intuition. A world drawn in dots, in transparency, revealing an invisible hidden in the neutrality and anonymity of everyday life, hidden in the simplicity of things. Continue reading Atelier POEM

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CHAPEL OF TEARS . Saint- Ferréol

© David Foessel

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POEM won the international architecture competition “Le festival des cabanes” for a self-built construction in the French Alps.

The Chapel of tears has been included in the 5th edition of the “Festival des cabanes” and it is situated in Saint- Ferréol, a place near lake Annecy, which is an UNESCO world heritage site. It is placed on the side of a stream, along the nature trail that leads to the “Cascade de Fontany”. It has been built by both the designers themselves and some volunteers with the aim of maximizing the use of economic resources, complying with sizing constraints imposed by the announcement and using only one material, wood. Starting from this simplicity and in this primary context, the project site becomes a kind of bond that gives shape to the architecture. Continue reading POEM