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Project • By Tristan Architecture • Townscapes
Urban Weaving
Located at the heart of Place Bellecour in Lyon, "Urban Weaving" is a monumental temporary installation that transforms one of the city’s most emblematic public spaces into a true urban cooling oasis, a place for encounter and contemplation.
Jules Hidrot
Designed by artist Romain Froquet, architect Tristan Israel, AIA Life Designers, and BioGéo Constructions, the installation pays tribute to Lyon’s textile heritage by translating the memory of the Canuts into a series of timber arches and suspended draperies. At the intersection of art, architecture, and urban ecology, the project provides an innovative response to urban heat island challenges by transforming a mineral square into an active climatic device. It combi... More
News • News • 27 Mar 2023
MIA Design Studio crafts the Ashui Pavilion using scaffolding and flowing white drapes in Vietnam
Vietnam’s Ashui Awards return this year with a brand-new pavilion designed by MIA Design Studio, located along the Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh City. Named after the awards, the Ashui Pavilion sits on a previously vacant site, serving as a hub for interaction and recognition of Vietnamese architects who have made significant contributions to their society.
Trieu Chien
MIA Design Studio
Drawing inspiration from the imagery of rivers and their intricate connection with Vietnam's history and urban development, the design portrays the visual of kids having fun and taking baths in the rivers of remote villages, taking visitors back to their childhood.
Trieu Chien
The all-white aesthetic of the structure, primari... More
News • News • 22 Dec 2022
Nightlight by Fabric Architecture is designed to double as a utility shed and sculptural light feature
For a site in Banks Peninsula, New Zealand, architect Mitchell and designer Amy Douglas of Fabric Architecture (formerly Coll Architecture) developed a utility shed creatively designed to double as a sculptural light feature for future outdoor living space. Called Nightlight, the structure provides tool storage, outdoor amenities for washing up, and illumination for the surrounding garden.
Nancy Zhou
The shed includes a polycarbonate shell clad with Abodo Vulcan timber. The polycarbonate allows light to transmit through, while the Abodo screens lend texture and the impression of a Japanese lantern.
The Vulcan Screening is a combination of 88x18mm screening finished with one factory coat of Protector-Patina and 42.65mm uncoated Vu... More