Fenêtres lumineuses

This proposal attempts to capture the ephemeral nature of the event and give it new meaning within a cyclical pattern of change, in order to create a wide-ranging sensory experience for all those who encounter it.

Rather than masking the façade we choose to enforce the idea of an urban scenography by building into it and animating it so that the very walls become an inhabited marquee. The old window frames and the doors are replaced with deeper windows with simple frames that allow for performances to happen, installations to be set up, events to be publicized, and images and colours to be projected.

As an element in constant flux, no singular reading of the building is generated. Rather, it is allowed to fluctuate between something bright, colourful and exciting, to something tranquil and serene.

(Competitor's text excerpt)

(CRC translation)

Jury Report

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