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PH1984:0505.02:008
PH1984:0505.02:008
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1870s-1880s
1870s-1880s
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photographs
photographs
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1870s-1880s
1870s-1880s
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photographs
photographs
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Mont Blanc, Glacier des Bois
Mont Blanc, Glacier des Bois
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PH1982:0349:003
PH1982:0349:003
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1870s ?
1870s ?
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photographs
photographs
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1870s ?
1870s ?
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works of art
works of art
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PH1979:0162.06:020
PH1979:0162.06:020
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architecture
architecture
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1880
1880
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works of art
works of art
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1880
1880
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architecture
architecture
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works of art
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PH1979:0162.06:025
PH1979:0162.06:025
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architecture
architecture
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1880
1880
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works of art
works of art
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1880
1880
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architecture
architecture
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photographs
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PH1986:0054:003
PH1986:0054:003
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architecture
architecture
Date:
ca. 1860
ca. 1860
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View of a village in a valley with mountains and glacier in the background, France
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PH1986:0054:003
View of a village in a valley with mountains and glacier in the background, France
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PH1986:0054:003
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photographs
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ca. 1860
ca. 1860
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architecture
architecture
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PH1979:0162.05:016
PH1979:0162.05:016
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architecture, interior design
architecture, interior design
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1880 or before
1880 or before
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works of art
works of art
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1880 or before
1880 or before
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architecture, interior design
architecture, interior design
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articles
articles
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An Ever-Changing Landscape
An Ever-Changing Landscape
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Introducing Oscillating Spaces
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exhibitions
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Oscillating Spaces
Oscillating Spaces
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Oscillating Spaces, curated by Anneke Abhelakh, explores the Rhône Glacier—undergoing fast melting and transformation processes—as a case study to reflect on environmental challenges in a constantly oscillating site. Juxtaposing glacier cartography, photography, film, ecclesiastical documents, tourist souvenirs, and architectural archives, the exhibition questions the(...)
Oscillating Spaces, curated by Anneke Abhelakh, explores the Rhône Glacier—undergoing fast melting and transformation processes—as a case study to reflect on environmental challenges in a constantly oscillating site. Juxtaposing glacier cartography, photography, film, ecclesiastical documents, tourist souvenirs, and architectural archives, the exhibition questions the(...)
Location:
Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
25 April 2025 to 26 October 2025
25 April 2025 to 26 October 2025
Title:
Oscillating Spaces
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Oscillating Spaces, curated by Anneke Abhelakh, explores the Rhône Glacier—undergoing fast melting and transformation processes—as a case study to reflect on environmental challenges in a constantly oscillating site. Juxtaposing glacier cartography, photography, film, ecclesiastical documents, tourist souvenirs, and architectural archives, the exhibition questions the(...)
Oscillating Spaces
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Oscillating Spaces, curated by Anneke Abhelakh, explores the Rhône Glacier—undergoing fast melting and transformation processes—as a case study to reflect on environmental challenges in a constantly oscillating site. Juxtaposing glacier cartography, photography, film, ecclesiastical documents, tourist souvenirs, and architectural archives, the exhibition questions the(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
25 April 2025 to
26 October 2025
25 April 2025 to
26 October 2025
Location:
Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Title:
Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris par Charles Garnier. Monographie du Nouvel Opéra de Paris. Volume II
Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris par Charles Garnier. Monographie du Nouvel Opéra de Paris. Volume II
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PH1979:0162.06
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This album has title pages (as follows): Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris par Charles Garnier. Architecte Membre de l'Institut. Volume II. Paris, Librairie Générale de l'Architecture et des travaux publics. Ducher et Cie Éditeurs. 51, rue des Écoles, 51, 1880. Monographie du Nouvel Opéra de Paris. Table des planches Volume II 1. - Plan et élévation du vestibule circulaire 2. - Vestibule après la descente à couvert 3. - Grand vestibule au rez-de-chaussée. - Entrée du public à pied 4. - Vestibules des Bureaux des billets 5. - Vestibules du Contrôle 6. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Dessous de la première rampe 7. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Coupe 8. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Vue perspective 9-10. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - détails de la partie inférieure (chromo) 11-12. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Détails de la partie supérieure (chromo) 13. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Détails divers 14-15. - Avant-foyer. - Plan et élévation d'une porte (chromo) 16-17. - Avant-foyer. - Trumeaux, Tympans et Voûte (chromo) 18-19. - Avant-foyer. - Détails de la Voûte (chromo) 20-21. - Avant-foyer. - Pavements en Mosaïque (chromo) 22-23. - Grand foyer et salons octogonaux. Parquets (chromo) 24-25. - Grand foyer. - Détails d'une travée (chromo) 26-27. - Salons octogonaux. - Cheminée (chromo) 28-29. - Salons octogonaux. - Porte (chromo) 30. - Vestibule du glacier 31-32. - Loggia. - Détails d'une travée (chromo) 33-34. - Loggia. - Détails du plafond (chromo) 35. - Petits Salons aux extrémités du grand Foyer 36. - Petits Salons et grand Foyer. - Coupe et détails divers 37. - Galerie du glacier. - Détails 38-39. - Pavements en Mosaïque (chromo) 40-41. - Pavements en Mosaïque (chromo) 42-43. - Salle. - Loges d'avant-scène (chromo) 44-45. - Salle. - Voussures au-dessus des Loges d'avant-scène (chromo) 46-47. - Salle. - Voussure du plafond (chromo) 48-49. - Salle. - Plafond des quatrièmes loges (chromo) 50-51. - Foyer de la danse. - Élévation et plan (chromo) 52-53. - Foyer de la danse. - Plafond (chromo) 54. - Foyer du chant. - Coupes et détails 55. - Magasin des costumes. - Plans, coupes et détails 56. - Loges d'artistes. - Salle des choristes 57. - Bibliothèque circulaire. - Détails des vitrines 58. - Machinerie. - Dessous de la Scène 59. - Machinerie. - Corridors et magasins de Décors 60. - Machinerie. - Grils et comble de la Scène
PH1979:0162.06
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This album has title pages (as follows): Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris par Charles Garnier. Architecte Membre de l'Institut. Volume II. Paris, Librairie Générale de l'Architecture et des travaux publics. Ducher et Cie Éditeurs. 51, rue des Écoles, 51, 1880. Monographie du Nouvel Opéra de Paris. Table des planches Volume II 1. - Plan et élévation du vestibule circulaire 2. - Vestibule après la descente à couvert 3. - Grand vestibule au rez-de-chaussée. - Entrée du public à pied 4. - Vestibules des Bureaux des billets 5. - Vestibules du Contrôle 6. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Dessous de la première rampe 7. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Coupe 8. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Vue perspective 9-10. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - détails de la partie inférieure (chromo) 11-12. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Détails de la partie supérieure (chromo) 13. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Détails divers 14-15. - Avant-foyer. - Plan et élévation d'une porte (chromo) 16-17. - Avant-foyer. - Trumeaux, Tympans et Voûte (chromo) 18-19. - Avant-foyer. - Détails de la Voûte (chromo) 20-21. - Avant-foyer. - Pavements en Mosaïque (chromo) 22-23. - Grand foyer et salons octogonaux. Parquets (chromo) 24-25. - Grand foyer. - Détails d'une travée (chromo) 26-27. - Salons octogonaux. - Cheminée (chromo) 28-29. - Salons octogonaux. - Porte (chromo) 30. - Vestibule du glacier 31-32. - Loggia. - Détails d'une travée (chromo) 33-34. - Loggia. - Détails du plafond (chromo) 35. - Petits Salons aux extrémités du grand Foyer 36. - Petits Salons et grand Foyer. - Coupe et détails divers 37. - Galerie du glacier. - Détails 38-39. - Pavements en Mosaïque (chromo) 40-41. - Pavements en Mosaïque (chromo) 42-43. - Salle. - Loges d'avant-scène (chromo) 44-45. - Salle. - Voussures au-dessus des Loges d'avant-scène (chromo) 46-47. - Salle. - Voussure du plafond (chromo) 48-49. - Salle. - Plafond des quatrièmes loges (chromo) 50-51. - Foyer de la danse. - Élévation et plan (chromo) 52-53. - Foyer de la danse. - Plafond (chromo) 54. - Foyer du chant. - Coupes et détails 55. - Magasin des costumes. - Plans, coupes et détails 56. - Loges d'artistes. - Salle des choristes 57. - Bibliothèque circulaire. - Détails des vitrines 58. - Machinerie. - Dessous de la Scène 59. - Machinerie. - Corridors et magasins de Décors 60. - Machinerie. - Grils et comble de la Scène
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1880
1880
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Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris par Charles Garnier. Monographie du Nouvel Opéra de Paris. Volume II
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PH1979:0162.06
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This album has title pages (as follows): Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris par Charles Garnier. Architecte Membre de l'Institut. Volume II. Paris, Librairie Générale de l'Architecture et des travaux publics. Ducher et Cie Éditeurs. 51, rue des Écoles, 51, 1880. Monographie du Nouvel Opéra de Paris. Table des planches Volume II 1. - Plan et élévation du vestibule circulaire 2. - Vestibule après la descente à couvert 3. - Grand vestibule au rez-de-chaussée. - Entrée du public à pied 4. - Vestibules des Bureaux des billets 5. - Vestibules du Contrôle 6. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Dessous de la première rampe 7. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Coupe 8. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Vue perspective 9-10. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - détails de la partie inférieure (chromo) 11-12. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Détails de la partie supérieure (chromo) 13. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Détails divers 14-15. - Avant-foyer. - Plan et élévation d'une porte (chromo) 16-17. - Avant-foyer. - Trumeaux, Tympans et Voûte (chromo) 18-19. - Avant-foyer. - Détails de la Voûte (chromo) 20-21. - Avant-foyer. - Pavements en Mosaïque (chromo) 22-23. - Grand foyer et salons octogonaux. Parquets (chromo) 24-25. - Grand foyer. - Détails d'une travée (chromo) 26-27. - Salons octogonaux. - Cheminée (chromo) 28-29. - Salons octogonaux. - Porte (chromo) 30. - Vestibule du glacier 31-32. - Loggia. - Détails d'une travée (chromo) 33-34. - Loggia. - Détails du plafond (chromo) 35. - Petits Salons aux extrémités du grand Foyer 36. - Petits Salons et grand Foyer. - Coupe et détails divers 37. - Galerie du glacier. - Détails 38-39. - Pavements en Mosaïque (chromo) 40-41. - Pavements en Mosaïque (chromo) 42-43. - Salle. - Loges d'avant-scène (chromo) 44-45. - Salle. - Voussures au-dessus des Loges d'avant-scène (chromo) 46-47. - Salle. - Voussure du plafond (chromo) 48-49. - Salle. - Plafond des quatrièmes loges (chromo) 50-51. - Foyer de la danse. - Élévation et plan (chromo) 52-53. - Foyer de la danse. - Plafond (chromo) 54. - Foyer du chant. - Coupes et détails 55. - Magasin des costumes. - Plans, coupes et détails 56. - Loges d'artistes. - Salle des choristes 57. - Bibliothèque circulaire. - Détails des vitrines 58. - Machinerie. - Dessous de la Scène 59. - Machinerie. - Corridors et magasins de Décors 60. - Machinerie. - Grils et comble de la Scène
Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris par Charles Garnier. Monographie du Nouvel Opéra de Paris. Volume II
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PH1979:0162.06
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This album has title pages (as follows): Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris par Charles Garnier. Architecte Membre de l'Institut. Volume II. Paris, Librairie Générale de l'Architecture et des travaux publics. Ducher et Cie Éditeurs. 51, rue des Écoles, 51, 1880. Monographie du Nouvel Opéra de Paris. Table des planches Volume II 1. - Plan et élévation du vestibule circulaire 2. - Vestibule après la descente à couvert 3. - Grand vestibule au rez-de-chaussée. - Entrée du public à pied 4. - Vestibules des Bureaux des billets 5. - Vestibules du Contrôle 6. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Dessous de la première rampe 7. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Coupe 8. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Vue perspective 9-10. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - détails de la partie inférieure (chromo) 11-12. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Détails de la partie supérieure (chromo) 13. - Grand Escalier d'honneur. - Détails divers 14-15. - Avant-foyer. - Plan et élévation d'une porte (chromo) 16-17. - Avant-foyer. - Trumeaux, Tympans et Voûte (chromo) 18-19. - Avant-foyer. - Détails de la Voûte (chromo) 20-21. - Avant-foyer. - Pavements en Mosaïque (chromo) 22-23. - Grand foyer et salons octogonaux. Parquets (chromo) 24-25. - Grand foyer. - Détails d'une travée (chromo) 26-27. - Salons octogonaux. - Cheminée (chromo) 28-29. - Salons octogonaux. - Porte (chromo) 30. - Vestibule du glacier 31-32. - Loggia. - Détails d'une travée (chromo) 33-34. - Loggia. - Détails du plafond (chromo) 35. - Petits Salons aux extrémités du grand Foyer 36. - Petits Salons et grand Foyer. - Coupe et détails divers 37. - Galerie du glacier. - Détails 38-39. - Pavements en Mosaïque (chromo) 40-41. - Pavements en Mosaïque (chromo) 42-43. - Salle. - Loges d'avant-scène (chromo) 44-45. - Salle. - Voussures au-dessus des Loges d'avant-scène (chromo) 46-47. - Salle. - Voussure du plafond (chromo) 48-49. - Salle. - Plafond des quatrièmes loges (chromo) 50-51. - Foyer de la danse. - Élévation et plan (chromo) 52-53. - Foyer de la danse. - Plafond (chromo) 54. - Foyer du chant. - Coupes et détails 55. - Magasin des costumes. - Plans, coupes et détails 56. - Loges d'artistes. - Salle des choristes 57. - Bibliothèque circulaire. - Détails des vitrines 58. - Machinerie. - Dessous de la Scène 59. - Machinerie. - Corridors et magasins de Décors 60. - Machinerie. - Grils et comble de la Scène
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1880
1880
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AP193.S1
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Series 1, Water Flux and Scrambled Flat, 2002-2010, documents the conception and evolution of a project that was originally a farm building and later became a geology and glaciology museum and research center focused on the Swiss Alps. The project was never realized. R&Sie(n) conceptualized Scrambled Flat as an experimental farm. The project goal was to reconcile European Union’s agricultural regulations, imposing a separation between animal and human living, to the community of Évolène traditional way of living, contiguously with animals, benefiting from the resources they offer. As conceived, Scrambled Flat creates an environment where fluidity between the existence of the animals and the humans is materialized. The size of the form is also adapted from a typical local rural house and exploits the heat of the animals and the insulation of the hay. For this project, R&Sie(n) approached the mayor of the community with the design proposition. The mayor then called for a competition, while also changing the program to an ecology museum and research center illustrating the local effects of global warming and the thawing of the Alps. R&Sie(n) won the competition with Water Flux, a reinterpretation of Scrambled Flat. The project was intended to uncover and exorcise the anxieties of ecological disaster, and the principle of flux related to seasonal change and, more broadly, climate change. The firm designed rooms that reproduce the geological and meteorological environment of the high mountains making it visible and experimental, offering refrigerated spaces for art installations and scientific demonstrations. The concept was also to build with the use of new technologies such as digital modelling, point scanning, and computer numerical control (CNC), combined with ancient local knowledge of knocking on trees to decide which specific pines have the best wood for construction. The building is designed to be constructed with local lamellar wood milled by nearby CNC. The resulting parts would be used for the structure, the insulation, the waterproofing and both the interior and exterior finishes. The design includes a grille wrapping the building, reproducing the profile of traditional houses and enclosure and making it possible to hold the snow inside a typo-morphological imprint. Therefore, the transformable envelope of the building reacts to the rhythm of the seasons. In the winter, the structure would appear like a solid cut-out of ice and snow, with cavities similar to those found in glaciers. In the summer, it would resemble piles of stones used in these areas to make borders. A small pool would collect rainwater and supply it to an interior artificial snowmaking system designed for the gallery. Transformation of the water is an integral part of the design. The records contain images of plans, sections, details for the structure of the façade, renderings, plans of the engineered structure, and photographs documenting the conception of the models with the CNC machinery. The Rhino 3D modelling files are also part of the records along with AutoCAD models and a video documenting the process. The records contain two physical models: a smaller polymer model at 1:20 scale representing the whole structure of the building, and a larger 1:1 latch wood fragment representing detail of the structure in its integrality.
AP193.S1
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Series 1, Water Flux and Scrambled Flat, 2002-2010, documents the conception and evolution of a project that was originally a farm building and later became a geology and glaciology museum and research center focused on the Swiss Alps. The project was never realized. R&Sie(n) conceptualized Scrambled Flat as an experimental farm. The project goal was to reconcile European Union’s agricultural regulations, imposing a separation between animal and human living, to the community of Évolène traditional way of living, contiguously with animals, benefiting from the resources they offer. As conceived, Scrambled Flat creates an environment where fluidity between the existence of the animals and the humans is materialized. The size of the form is also adapted from a typical local rural house and exploits the heat of the animals and the insulation of the hay. For this project, R&Sie(n) approached the mayor of the community with the design proposition. The mayor then called for a competition, while also changing the program to an ecology museum and research center illustrating the local effects of global warming and the thawing of the Alps. R&Sie(n) won the competition with Water Flux, a reinterpretation of Scrambled Flat. The project was intended to uncover and exorcise the anxieties of ecological disaster, and the principle of flux related to seasonal change and, more broadly, climate change. The firm designed rooms that reproduce the geological and meteorological environment of the high mountains making it visible and experimental, offering refrigerated spaces for art installations and scientific demonstrations. The concept was also to build with the use of new technologies such as digital modelling, point scanning, and computer numerical control (CNC), combined with ancient local knowledge of knocking on trees to decide which specific pines have the best wood for construction. The building is designed to be constructed with local lamellar wood milled by nearby CNC. The resulting parts would be used for the structure, the insulation, the waterproofing and both the interior and exterior finishes. The design includes a grille wrapping the building, reproducing the profile of traditional houses and enclosure and making it possible to hold the snow inside a typo-morphological imprint. Therefore, the transformable envelope of the building reacts to the rhythm of the seasons. In the winter, the structure would appear like a solid cut-out of ice and snow, with cavities similar to those found in glaciers. In the summer, it would resemble piles of stones used in these areas to make borders. A small pool would collect rainwater and supply it to an interior artificial snowmaking system designed for the gallery. Transformation of the water is an integral part of the design. The records contain images of plans, sections, details for the structure of the façade, renderings, plans of the engineered structure, and photographs documenting the conception of the models with the CNC machinery. The Rhino 3D modelling files are also part of the records along with AutoCAD models and a video documenting the process. The records contain two physical models: a smaller polymer model at 1:20 scale representing the whole structure of the building, and a larger 1:1 latch wood fragment representing detail of the structure in its integrality.
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2002-2010
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Water Flux and Scrambled Flat
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AP193.S1
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Series 1, Water Flux and Scrambled Flat, 2002-2010, documents the conception and evolution of a project that was originally a farm building and later became a geology and glaciology museum and research center focused on the Swiss Alps. The project was never realized. R&Sie(n) conceptualized Scrambled Flat as an experimental farm. The project goal was to reconcile European Union’s agricultural regulations, imposing a separation between animal and human living, to the community of Évolène traditional way of living, contiguously with animals, benefiting from the resources they offer. As conceived, Scrambled Flat creates an environment where fluidity between the existence of the animals and the humans is materialized. The size of the form is also adapted from a typical local rural house and exploits the heat of the animals and the insulation of the hay. For this project, R&Sie(n) approached the mayor of the community with the design proposition. The mayor then called for a competition, while also changing the program to an ecology museum and research center illustrating the local effects of global warming and the thawing of the Alps. R&Sie(n) won the competition with Water Flux, a reinterpretation of Scrambled Flat. The project was intended to uncover and exorcise the anxieties of ecological disaster, and the principle of flux related to seasonal change and, more broadly, climate change. The firm designed rooms that reproduce the geological and meteorological environment of the high mountains making it visible and experimental, offering refrigerated spaces for art installations and scientific demonstrations. The concept was also to build with the use of new technologies such as digital modelling, point scanning, and computer numerical control (CNC), combined with ancient local knowledge of knocking on trees to decide which specific pines have the best wood for construction. The building is designed to be constructed with local lamellar wood milled by nearby CNC. The resulting parts would be used for the structure, the insulation, the waterproofing and both the interior and exterior finishes. The design includes a grille wrapping the building, reproducing the profile of traditional houses and enclosure and making it possible to hold the snow inside a typo-morphological imprint. Therefore, the transformable envelope of the building reacts to the rhythm of the seasons. In the winter, the structure would appear like a solid cut-out of ice and snow, with cavities similar to those found in glaciers. In the summer, it would resemble piles of stones used in these areas to make borders. A small pool would collect rainwater and supply it to an interior artificial snowmaking system designed for the gallery. Transformation of the water is an integral part of the design. The records contain images of plans, sections, details for the structure of the façade, renderings, plans of the engineered structure, and photographs documenting the conception of the models with the CNC machinery. The Rhino 3D modelling files are also part of the records along with AutoCAD models and a video documenting the process. The records contain two physical models: a smaller polymer model at 1:20 scale representing the whole structure of the building, and a larger 1:1 latch wood fragment representing detail of the structure in its integrality.
Water Flux and Scrambled Flat
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AP193.S1
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Series 1, Water Flux and Scrambled Flat, 2002-2010, documents the conception and evolution of a project that was originally a farm building and later became a geology and glaciology museum and research center focused on the Swiss Alps. The project was never realized. R&Sie(n) conceptualized Scrambled Flat as an experimental farm. The project goal was to reconcile European Union’s agricultural regulations, imposing a separation between animal and human living, to the community of Évolène traditional way of living, contiguously with animals, benefiting from the resources they offer. As conceived, Scrambled Flat creates an environment where fluidity between the existence of the animals and the humans is materialized. The size of the form is also adapted from a typical local rural house and exploits the heat of the animals and the insulation of the hay. For this project, R&Sie(n) approached the mayor of the community with the design proposition. The mayor then called for a competition, while also changing the program to an ecology museum and research center illustrating the local effects of global warming and the thawing of the Alps. R&Sie(n) won the competition with Water Flux, a reinterpretation of Scrambled Flat. The project was intended to uncover and exorcise the anxieties of ecological disaster, and the principle of flux related to seasonal change and, more broadly, climate change. The firm designed rooms that reproduce the geological and meteorological environment of the high mountains making it visible and experimental, offering refrigerated spaces for art installations and scientific demonstrations. The concept was also to build with the use of new technologies such as digital modelling, point scanning, and computer numerical control (CNC), combined with ancient local knowledge of knocking on trees to decide which specific pines have the best wood for construction. The building is designed to be constructed with local lamellar wood milled by nearby CNC. The resulting parts would be used for the structure, the insulation, the waterproofing and both the interior and exterior finishes. The design includes a grille wrapping the building, reproducing the profile of traditional houses and enclosure and making it possible to hold the snow inside a typo-morphological imprint. Therefore, the transformable envelope of the building reacts to the rhythm of the seasons. In the winter, the structure would appear like a solid cut-out of ice and snow, with cavities similar to those found in glaciers. In the summer, it would resemble piles of stones used in these areas to make borders. A small pool would collect rainwater and supply it to an interior artificial snowmaking system designed for the gallery. Transformation of the water is an integral part of the design. The records contain images of plans, sections, details for the structure of the façade, renderings, plans of the engineered structure, and photographs documenting the conception of the models with the CNC machinery. The Rhino 3D modelling files are also part of the records along with AutoCAD models and a video documenting the process. The records contain two physical models: a smaller polymer model at 1:20 scale representing the whole structure of the building, and a larger 1:1 latch wood fragment representing detail of the structure in its integrality.
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