bruit du frigo enriches le paradis vert garden with multi-purpose spaces
all images courtesy of bruit du frigo
earlier this year, le pertuis of la rochelle invited french studio bruit du frigo to design a tool of some sort that would add value and additional usage to a collective vegetable garden. the following creation process involved close participation between the design team, area inhabitants, the social center (le pertuis), and local governing bodies.
view from the children’s hut towards the kitchen
together, ‘le paradis vert’ was created, taking form as a series of five covered multi-use buildings. during a 10 day building workshop a team of contractors and participants cut, assembled, and painted all units. the structures center themselves around a large pergola that contains an open space with attached kitchen and tool shed. located adjacently, is a cocoon-like space for small children. the unit has sandboxes, musical walls, and a blackboard, which can be used for workshop purposes as well as play.
the children’s unit is equipped with musical walls, planting pots, and a sandbox
placed slightly further then other shelters, is a designated ‘teenage’ hut. more of a grandstand then full building, it contains a small bench and (in the future) a punching bag. an additional two units are situated near small vegetable plots that grow different crops from the main parcel.
small benches and a billboard define the kindergarten area, for use in workshops and for fun
the teen-space is a covered stand with a boxing bag (to come) and distanced slightly from other units
view from the grandstand
small spaces are placed in close relation with the garden parcels
the garden is a soft and comforting cocoon amidst an otherwise industrial, and built urban context
building site and volunteers
applying homemade paint
two main elements — kitchen and kids’ hut — by night
project sketch
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edited by: nick brink | designboom
