Performative Hut
year:
2022
The performative hut is a place for displaying multiple forms of knowledge and know-how, a nomadic hut whose co-construction is performed. Metabolized around a large table, it is structured in the manner of a Triclinium, a large banqueting table of Roman heritage.
The table, as a perennial element, becomes a simple support that fades away in favor of what takes place on it. It is associated with a shorter, more dramaturgical temporality in the form of floating elements, a light pole, a support, some seats, a flag bearer and a platform. The components of the Villa Medici garden are enhanced by the presence of these mobile modules. The center of the square becomes a scenic space, and the Bosco a new focus of attention.
The hut itself is a performance rather than an architecture of refuge, it is a refuge for thought and expression.
location:
Rome, Italyteam:
Alice Loumeau, Romain Curnier + National Superior School of Decorative Arts of Parisyear:
2022commissioner:
French academy in Rome (Villa Medici)The performative hut is a place for displaying multiple forms of knowledge and know-how, a nomadic hut whose co-construction is performed. Metabolized around a large table, it is structured in the manner of a Triclinium, a large banqueting table of Roman heritage.
The table, as a perennial element, becomes a simple support that fades away in favor of what takes place on it. It is associated with a shorter, more dramaturgical temporality in the form of floating elements, a light pole, a support, some seats, a flag bearer and a platform. The components of the Villa Medici garden are enhanced by the presence of these mobile modules. The center of the square becomes a scenic space, and the Bosco a new focus of attention.
The hut itself is a performance rather than an architecture of refuge, it is a refuge for thought and expression.
