{"id":2987,"date":"2015-04-02T11:20:36","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T11:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.a-demeure.org\/production\/cecile-bart-a-thiers\/"},"modified":"2022-09-28T10:27:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T10:27:01","slug":"cecile-bart-in-thiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.a-demeure.org\/production\/en\/cecile-bart-in-thiers\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00e9cile Bart in Thiers"},"content":{"rendered":"

And rain, the sun<\/span>
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Located in the countryside in the locality of Chassignol near Thiers, Maison Arc-en-Ciel<\/em> welcomes around fifty children from families in difficulty, all aged between 4 and 15 years old. The purpose of the institution is educational \u00ad\u2013 to promote the well-being of children facing a difficult stage of life. Aware that the grey, walled-in fa\u00e7ade of the institution conveys a negative image of confinement, the staff took collective action to restore the institution\u2019s true social function.<\/p>\n

The patrons discern that the surrounding wall \u00ad\u2013 a transitional place between interior and exterior \u2013 should reveal the beauty inherent in their mission and not arouse rejection. Given the imbalance of the architectural structures, the entire complex must be harmonized to express a feeling of balance and peace. Maison Arc-en-Ciel<\/em> must concretely rediscover the dimensions of colour and light \u00ad\u2013 symbols of life reflected in its name.<\/p>\n

The project\u2019s various participants unanimously accept C\u00e9cile Bart\u2019s proposal, and opt for changing the colour of the different buildings within the institution, choosing from a significant chromatic range. The blues and greens echo the natural park adjoining the institution; the red-browns create a structuring environment conducive to the hoped-for psychic reconstruction taking place within; the yellows bring their warmth and energizing potential. Each colour family comes in a gradient that runs along the buildings, not cutting them off from one another and strengthening the unity of all the constructions while taking into account their integration into the site.<\/p>\n\n\t\t