TERRITOIRES

Frequent floods have deprived the locals of an access to the wild and beautiful landscape. For this project, TERRITOIRES chose

TERRITOIRES

Wet Meadows and Source of the River Norges

  • Location

    :Norges‑la‑Ville, Bourgogne, France

  • Design office

    :TERRITOIRES PAYSAGISTES

  • Project team

    :Étienne Voitiot, Philippe Convercey, Franck Mathé, Paul Chaboudez

  • Planning

    :2012

  • Implementation

    :2013

  • Photographs

    :Nicolas Waltefaugle

Frequent floods have deprived the locals of an access to the wild and beautiful landscape. For this project, TERRITOIRES chose the radical and minimal system of a wooden path, which is as smooth as glass. This path extends across the two neighboring villages, frequently teasing and eventually crossing the river halfway via a footbridge. The geometric contrast between the sinuous river and the path’s rigid lines give its visitors an astonishing sense of levitation, without ever touching the ground. This landscape is rediscovered through a radical and uncompromising aesthetic, with minimal human intrusion.

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