Biome

"From the earth emerged a new structure, the exoskeleton of the Zola Pavilion. Like two trees of different species, in the heart of a wooded garden, the two buildings dialogue with each other. Together, they create a new ecosystem in the heart of the fifteenth arrondissement of Paris. A thin footbridge connects them and spans a green flow. Nature enters inside through its fluid forms, the course is thought as a choreography, it makes the relationship to space, natural and instinctive." 

Patrick Jouin & Sanjit Manku - Jouin Manku

"A design is never simple. We had to find a form that would reorientate the whole and, at the same time, strike a balance between the existing and the new. This plastic research made us realize that the right angle is not natural, and that the extension must interact with different neighboring figures. Once again, we wanted to find a counterpoint, but also to express the idea of an organic, vertical thrust. A curved plan therefore seemed the most appropriate."

Patrick Jouin et Sanjit Manku - Jouin Manku