bruit du frigo enriches le paradis vert garden with multi-purpose spaces

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.

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.

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.

 

view from the children’s hut towards the kitchen

 

the children’s unit is equipped with musical walls, planting pots, and a sandbox

 

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