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Le Gardien Pavilion

Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge

LE GARDIEN PAVILION

Collectif REV.L

ARCHITECTS
Collectif REV.L

AREA
6 m²

LOCATION
Faverges, France

CATEGORY
Installations & Structures, Temporary Installations

YEAR
2020

PHOTOGRAPHS
Nicolas Delucinge

LEAD ARCHITECT
Nicolas Delucinge, Sébastien Labbé, Vanessa Giroux

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Nicolas Delucinge, Margot Bluteau Robbiani

DESIGN
Nicolas Delucinge, Margot Bluteau Robbiani

CONSTRUCTION
Nicolas Delucinge, Margot Bluteau Robbiani

CITY
Faverges

COUNTRY
France

Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge
Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge

Text description provided by architect.

Le Gardien is one of the 12 constructions built for the Festival des Cabanes aux Sources du Lac d’Annecy in France.

Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge
Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge

The event aims to make visitors aware of their own territory by setting up small-scale wooden architecture that will connect them with nature.

Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge
Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge

Le Gardien is located in Faverges-Seythenex on private land where cows live for most of the year.

Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge
Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge

At the edge of the forest, the wooden shelter frames the mountains due to its orientation.

This balance is actively maintained by the inhabitants' thanks to their constant work on the territory.

Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge
Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge

The context. The landscape of the Pays de Faverges is the result of a long-standing balance between a spectacular natural territory and a human culture that has adapted to the powerful character of the mountains.

It places the visitor in the active role of watching over this fragile landscape, symbolized by the swing which oscillates between the two singular atmospheres offered by the land and the forest.

Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge
Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge

The cycle is structured as a network of actors who extract, move, and transform natural resources. Whether farmers or foresters, cheesemakers or builders, all contribute to its transformation and preservation.

The concept. Le Gardien is the result of these processes, combining nature and local culture. The simplicity of its volume represents the simple daily work of the inhabitants.

Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge
Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge

The shelter places the visitor in the active role of watching over this fragile balance, symbolized by the swing, light, and central, going and coming from one atmosphere to another.

Indeed, the constructive system offers a contrast between two worlds: - the land side which focuses on the macro-landscape through a long space framed by wooden planks. - the forest side which opens onto its surroundings and highlights nearby micro-elements: stumps, trunks, insects, leaves, and the sounds of the river.

Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge
Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge
Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge
Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge

The visit. When visitors arrive from the road, they follow the path that runs along the forest and the river. The simple massing and the vertical structure of the construction make it blend into the forest. Le Gardien humbly takes its place among the trees.

When visitors have come around the trees, they face an entrance marked by the presence of a stump and are invited to take a seat on the swing. Symbolic of the heart of Le Gardien, the rhythm of the swing brings it to life.

Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge
Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge
Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge

It offers a simple and striking experience of two atmospheres which are the essence of the agricultural mountain landscape. 

The light is diffused and soft, filtered by the leaves and branches. The space is peaceful, and the sound of the river below is omnipresent and relaxing.

Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge
Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge
Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge


Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge
Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge
Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge
Le Gardien Pavilion
© Nicolas Delucinge


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