Architectural folly by the Bouroullecs lights up the Rennes riverfront
Architectural folly by the Bouroullecs lights up the Rennes riverfront
Designed for the French city’s waterfront, Le Belvédère is the latest example of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec’s extensive experimentation on them theme of urban landscaping, featuring their distinctive aesthetic simplicity in a new experiential form
A new urban design for the Rennes waterfront, the Bouroullec’s Belvédère is located along the Quai Saint Cyr. ‘We spent a lot of time walking around the city to identify the right position, the right site,’ says designer Ronan Bouroullec. The folly is strategically placed to offer a particular view of the Cathedral, the old town, and of the modern and contemporary buildings of Rennes, including Louis Arretche’s Mabilais, Georges Maillols’ Horizons, and projects by Jean Nouvel and Christian Hauvette.
Bouroullec brothers create folly as point of contemplation above Rennes river
French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created the slender Le Belvédère pavilion above the River Vilaine in Rennes, France, which is lit up by globular lights at night.
The brothers designed the folly, which is accessed by a footbridge from the Quai Saint-Cyr, to be a place of reflection in the centre of the French city.
The designers chose the location as it was surrounded by a mix of both the city s contemporary and traditional architecture.
Top image: the pavilion sits in the River Vilaine. Above: it is accessed via a footbridge. Photograph is by Studio Bouroullec