Research on soil desartificialisation and the need to adapt cities to global warming, and on this rocky layer emblematic of the urban landscape, a veritable "Parisian massif".
PROJECT PRESENTATION
Climate change has revealed the difficulties cities have in withstanding heat waves. By capturing the sun's energy, predominantly mineral surfaces contribute significantly to their overheating. A thin layer of asphalt currently covers vast fields of cobblestones. The dark tones combined with the inertia of the rock form a complex that accumulates heat during the day and releases it at night. Roadwork and asphalt erosion have revealed the presence of sandstone and granite paving stones. Long stretches of kerbstones and granite slabs are still visible on the sidewalks. All these outcrops bear witness to a colossal deposit of available material: a true "Parisian massif". A singular flora insinuates itself into the joints and other interstices, indicating the - relative - permeability of these pavements.
In the light of current thinking on the desartificialisation of soils and the need to adapt cities to global warming, we will study this emblematic rock layer of the urban landscape, combining research and experimentation.
Based on urban situations and a study of the evolution of Parisian pavements, from Philippe Auguste to Alphand's hygienic Paris to the widespread use of cobblestones in the 20th century, the aim is to consider possible reuses for these rocky elements: We'll be looking at ways of reusing these rocky elements, including: removing them from the pavement; imagining permeable pavements as an alternative to standardized grass-covered cobblestones; proposing architectural interventions based on the more imposing elements of kerbstones and plots.
Based on urban situations and a study of the evolution of Parisian pavements, from Philippe Auguste to Alphand's hygienic Paris to the widespread use of cobblestones in the 20th century, the aim is to consider possible reuses for these rocky elements: We'll be looking at ways of reusing these rocky elements, including: removing them from the pavement; imagining permeable pavements as an alternative to standardized grass-covered cobblestones; proposing architectural interventions based on the more imposing elements of kerbstones and plots.
PROJECT OWNERS
Rocco Paoli, architect
Côme Rolin, architect
Anna Saint Pierre, designer
Olivier Thomas, architect
Mathieu Volkovitch, architect
Côme Rolin, architect
Anna Saint Pierre, designer
Olivier Thomas, architect
Mathieu Volkovitch, architect
Amor Immeuble is interested in "resource objects", building elements unearthed throughout the territory. A journey from fragment to fragment, from place to place, in search of constructive mythologies. This itinerant work is born of a fascination for singular forms, the conditions of their creation and their possible implementation. Each find represents an opportunity for situated architectural experimentation, invoking a variety of rural and urban landscapes, complex stratifications and hybrids.
Anna Saint Pierre works on the memory of places by collecting and reusing demolition materials in situ. She intervenes on building sites to formulate site-specific materials from their scraps, in resonance with their history. She carries out artistic projects in the public space in collaboration with all those involved in the worksite.
