On an exposed headland jutting into the English Channel, JAKOB+MACFARLANE were invited by Nadine Gandy of Gandy Gallery to realize a project using reclaimed wooden pallets. In such an exposed place, the architects identified the idea of shelter as primordial – a shelter that protects while at the same time opening a view toward the low-lying islands in the distance.
The pallets are explored as a series of strata, creating walls that double as seating for the traveler. A Shelter for Peace is conceived as both a physical and symbolic sanctuary.
From outside the shelter, one observes the sea; from within, one observes the sky. It ultimately becomes a window for reflection.
A Shelter for Peace is part of the Common Shelters initiative at Cap de Carteret, through which Gandy Gallery invites a European creator each year to propose a contemporary interpretation of shelter. Common Shelters explores human, ecological, and poetic approaches to shelter as spaces for refuge, conviviality, and contemplation.
A Shelter for Peace will remain open until the end of September 2026.
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