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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. Station Nuage in Nantes, France by Atelier YokYokSeptember 15th, 2021 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Atelier YokYok Invited by «Le Voyage à Nantes», YokYok was led to propose an artistic intervention in order to reactivate an old barn, at the heart of the park of Forget Island, for the city of Saint-Sebastien-sur- Loire. (44, France) Situated along the Loire river, on a floodplain, the unique building of the island, which old barn’s function explains the singular morphology is set with an overlooking terrace offering views 360 around the park.  Image Courtesy © Philippe Piron
 Image Courtesy © Philippe Piron «The challenges of this project were many. It was about transform the place and give it a new life, then to orient it towards the park to create a dialog, and unify it to make it clearer and visible. Finally it was definitely important to tell a story to stimulate people’s imaginary and provide to the passersby an insolite break in the landscape.» explains Samson Lacoste, artist, architect and co-founder of Atelier YokYok. A cloud is anchored on the house… It is now still and part of the landscape. Immaterial and almost transparent it takes light as an origami papered sculpture and draws its volume in the sky. This floating object covers the terrace and brings an element that puts in scene the building.  Image Courtesy © Philippe Piron  Image Courtesy © Philippe Piron «The aim with Station Nuage (let’s be literal and traduce ‘‘The Cloud Station’’) is to bring a symbolic object into the park. To create an image visible from far away that acts as an inviting call.» says Luc Pinsard, artist, architect and co-founder of Atelier YokYok. The cloud is here a revisited familiar poetic object. It brings materiality to the intangible. Usually constantly moving in the variable skies, this cloud becomes a landmark. The ephemeral becomes permanent. Its imaginary unfolds a dreamlike world in the middle of the nature and offers an invitation on a journey.  Image Courtesy © Philippe Piron  Image Courtesy © Philippe Piron  Image Courtesy © Philippe Piron  Image Courtesy © Philippe Piron  Image Courtesy © Philippe Piron
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