Opening up the world
Research
How do windows change the way we perceive our private and public spaces?
How does it contribute to the livability of our living spaces?
How does it relate to our environment?
Ouvrir le monde deals with the architectural object of the window as an object of encounter.
Between climate issues, the need for perspective and the object of encounters, this memoir traces the contours of future windows where man, habitat and environment connect to create, together, new openings.
« I carry your air
the edge of breath,
no more, but enough to breathe
one in the other
you, the world
me, your world
a narrow sphere of distance
to the path arched to the other side of the air. »
Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos,
Spatiale Justice : body, Lawscape, Atmosphere
2022 – 2023
The Vented
The vented is a serie of polymorphic drawings of architectural objects that evoke the presence of natural elements at the heart of our homes.
Photos crédits : ©Stéphane Ramillon
Inspirez.
Vous voilà confronté à l’histoire du monde.
Du premier au dernier jour,
vivre c’est faire partie du souffle du vent.
Inspirez l’air d’une ville
et vous apprenez son histoire.
Vous découvrez ces habitudes,
ces transports, sa saison, ses habitants.
Si la ville était un corps,
l’air serait le sang qui coule dans ses veines.
Des yeux, à la bouche, au nez,
aux cellules de la peau,
l’air donne de l’énergie,
il crée le mouvement.
L’air fait contact.
Il s’élève,
dérive,
se concentre,
se diffuse,
s’engouffre partout.
Il pénètre dans le corps comme
un environnement haptique.
La ville devient un vaste réseau
de climatisation.
Lui échapper est impossible,
l’air nous rattrape toujours.
L’air nous lie au monde,
il s’accroche à nous.
L’air est le lien entre tous les hommes.
Printed in January 2023 on the presses of the École Supérieure d’Art et Design de Saint-Étienne.
Special thanks to,
Camille Corlieu-Maezaki, director of this thesis, for accompanying me throughout this work.
Elizabeth Guyon, for helping me with the graphic design of this book and the many constructive exchanges.
Marie-Hélène Desestré, for her attentiveness and help with documentary research.
Juliette Fontaine and Nicolas Picq, for shaping this memoir.
ESADSE for financial and material support.
Stéphane Ramillon for producing the photos of the Nîmes Arena.
Amandine Baridon for her unfailing support and our many exchanges.
Benoît Galifer for his careful proofreading and advice on form and content.
My mother and father for their proofreading and absolute trust since the beginning of my studies.