In collaboration with Clara Fung Ka Yee
Situated in Les Trois Moutiers in The Vienne Département of France
This project received the ArchDaily Young Architects Competition Honourable Mention
Common Ruins, a Rejuvenation Project to a Castle
Mothe Chandeniers is a ruin that is never stagnant. The nature within has become an essential structure to the castle as it grows to support it. Accompanied with a rich history of the castle, even the smallest brick gives a unique character to the place. More so, the soft ground, sky, moat and its smell. These small nuances that make up the essence of the castle are irreplaceable and unreplicatable once removed. How then do we reintroduce this castle to visitors without destroying and distracting away from these small but important details?
The project is made up of a series of elevated mirrored cabins that reflect its surroundings - the nature from the ground and the details of the castle. It seeks to reamplify the relationship of nature that now hold up the fragile ruins as well as bring back a focus to the smallest details of the castle.
“Is that the tree or is that the castle?”
”It’s the castle. I can see parts of it in the sky”
”woof” - the dog chimes in
Jury
Rudy Ricciotti (Agence Rudy Ricciotti)
Dagur Eggertsson (Rintala Eggertsson Architects)
Alfonso Femia (Atelier(s) Femia)
Aldo Cibic (Cibic Workshop)
Marco Amosso (Lombardini 22)
Luca Dolmetta (LD+SR architetti)
Romain Delaume (Dartagnans)
Julien Marquis (Adopte un Château)
Olivier de Chabot (Groupe Mercure)