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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Fondation Carmignac in Porquerolles, France by GMAA – GM Architectes AssociésMay 15th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: GMAA – GM Architectes Associés The island of Porquerolles (France) is a real natural monument. Given its location in the very heart of a natural park, the protection of the site is a key dimension of the project. Due to its belonging to the Natura 2000 perimeter, any land use for construction is prohibited. The creation Contemporary Art Foundation is therefore proposed as an extension of a Provencal villa. It is to secure a spatial configuration and an architectural language that integrate into the building, while demonstrating its contemporary character.  Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA
 Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA The project strives to carry over the spirit of the existing building, by providing evidence of the previous occupation and engraving its memory in the territory. The project has hence consisted in creating a 2000m² space under natural ground, without the outline of the house nor the landscape being modified. The museum integrates well in the natural topography of the land, within the boundaries of the villa’s footprint, and invisible to the eyes except for a few opaque stone walls and terraces with plants. Its openings give shape to specific views from the landscape giving a sense of direction and welcoming in natural light. The project brings together three tightly connected and dependent dimensions of the museum: its surroundings, its contents and its architecture.  Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA  Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA The building remains invisible. It is a technically complex and discreet system that distributes spaces, it is a sober architecture, deprived of any artifice or attempt to show off. Inside the villa, spaces expand and unfold in the shape of a cross. The underground space reveals a suite of showrooms.  Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA  Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA At the museum’s very center lays a water ceiling, a water surface embedding the building, to let in natural light and illuminate the spaces it immerses. Water and natural light are architectural elements in their own right. They structure the building. Architecture plays with our senses. The interpenetration of spaces and the ease of circulation make visitors forget that the architecture is designed to have them focus on artistic works.  Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA  Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA  Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA  Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA  Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA  Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA  Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA  Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA  Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA  Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA  Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA  Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA  Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA  Image Courtesy © THINK UTOPIA  Image Courtesy © GMAA – GM Architectes Associés  Image Courtesy © GMAA – GM Architectes Associés
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