New European Bauhaus Prizes

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Reconnecting with nature

Project title

COMPLUVIUM

Full Project Title

Pavilion 2nd Edition "La Forêt Monumentale" (2024-2026, Normandy, France)

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Where was your project implemented?

France

At which level is the project implemented (e.g., does the project cover the entire national level, one or several regions, cities etc?)

Local

Please indicate which city(ies)/village(s)

Métropole Rouen Normandie

Does your project address mainly urban or rural issues?

It addresses urban-rural linkages

Does your project refer to a physical transformation of the built environment or other types of transformations (hard or soft investments)?

It refers to a physical transformation of the built environment (hard investment)

Is your project fully completed?

Yes

Please indicate the date your project was completed

2024-06-28

Has your project benefited from EU programmes and/or funds?

Has your project received an EU prize that included a monetary award?

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Please indicate on whose behalf you are submitting the application

As a representative of an organisation

Please provide a summary of your project, outlining the overall aim, target group(s), specific objective(s) and achieved outcomes in the context of the respective category you apply for

COMPLUVIUM is a temporary pavilion (2024-2026), located in the forest of Roumare (France). It is part of ‘La Fôret Monumentale’ (2nd Ed.), promoted by Métropole Rouen Normandie in collaboration with the National Forest Office. This ‘spatial artefact’ seeks to highlight the region's most typical climatic condition (heavy rainfall) by creating a shelter FOR water, built with a structure of French pine wood and an envelope made of Normandy linen (100% locally produced) and fibreglass with resin.

- Connecting inhabitants with their local forest: Roumare, in Canteleu.
- Adapting to local climatic conditions: heavy rainfall throughout all the year.
- Creating spaces for contemplation of nature: a "temple" FOR water.
- Researching on nature-based materials: local wood, natural linen, biodegradable coatings.
- Reviving local productive heritage: "Colombage" structures and local production of linen.

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Researching on nature-based materials

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Reviving local productive heritage

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Adapting to local climatic conditions

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Connecting inhabitants with their local forest

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Creating spaces for contemplation of nature

Please describe the key objectives of your project in terms of sustainability and how these have been met. Please highlight how the project can be exemplary in this context

- Connecting inhabitants with their local forest: Roumare, in Canteleu.
- Adapting to local climatic conditions: heavy rainfall throughout all the year.
- Creating spaces for contemplation of nature: a "temple" FOR water.
- Researching on nature-based materials: local wood, natural linen, biodegradable coatings.
- Reviving local productive heritage: "Colombage" structures and local production of linen.

Please describe the key objectives of your project in terms of aesthetics and quality of experience for people (through design and cultural benefits) and how these have been met. Please highlight how the project can be exemplary in this context

Please describe the key objectives of your project in terms of inclusion (ranging from accessibility and affordability for all to inclusive governing systems, design for all principles or new societal models) and how these have been met. Please highlight how the project can be exemplary in this context

Please explain the way citizens benefiting from or affected by the project and civil society have been involved in the project and what has been the impact of this involvement on the project. Please describe their role and level of involvement.

Please explain how different stakeholders at various levels (local, regional, national European) were engaged in the design and implementation of the project. Please describe their role and level of involvement. Please highlight what the added value of their engagement was

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Please describe which elements of your project could be replicated or transferred to other places, groups of beneficiaries and context. This may involve for example aspects of the methodology, technology, processes, products, learnings etc.

Please explain what kind of global challenges the project addresses by providing local solutions

Please give information on the results, outcomes and impacts achieved by your project in relation to the category you apply for. This includes also benefits from the project for direct and indirect beneficiaries

Morte than 120.000 visitors, only in the first six months.

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