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Platforms, Supports

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The space of the platform is the first space of the nomad who installs his tent, the landscape lines of the farmer who works subtly with water, of the man who arranges his space to work there with ease.

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When you are an architect, it is important to find the tips, to find the tricks, which allow to well anchor a building in the environment, whether it is a forest, an open space or each time the topography matters. Working on platforms based on supports, it is a way to create these arrangements as intelligent installations in the territory.

Lines of the gaze
The topography is tailored there by successive incisions which organize a scansion of multiple scenes and make it possible to put the waterlines of the gaze at different levels.
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The platform

The space of the platform is the first space of the nomad who installs his tent, the landscape lines of the farmer who works subtly with water, of the man who arranges his space to work there with ease. 

Hand sketch by J. Utzon

The platform

The space of the platform is the first space of the nomad who installs his tent, the landscape lines of the farmer who works subtly with water, of the man who arranges his space to work there with ease.

Picture: The ancient royal compound of Sigiriya.

Framing the gaze

This simple installation in nature, used for religious purposes to pose temples, churches and mosques, or military strongholds allows us to contemplate the world and its horizon. Being on a promontory, belvedere, terrace, platform allows you to frame your gaze on the horizon as if to better feel the landscape.

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