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From Provence to Mekong Delta DE-SO Architects
As since the beginning of architecture – geometry and geography intertwine to accentuate their expression.
The visitor centers in Bruoux (2010) en Provence in the south of France and Can Gio (2020) south Vietnam are designed by the architectural firm DE-SO and DE-SO Asia.
Both buildings express a special strong attachment with the landscape and climate:
Built into a hillside, the Bruoux en Provence mines concourse benefits from thermal inertia and the freshness of the ground, burying into the earth to create a shaded “cool” space that overlooks the ocher cliffs paved square.
The visitor centers in Bruoux (2010) en Provence in the south of France and Can Gio (2020) south Vietnam are designed by the architectural firm DE-SO and DE-SO Asia.
Both buildings express a special strong attachment with the landscape and climate:
Built into a hillside, the Bruoux en Provence mines concourse benefits from thermal inertia and the freshness of the ground, burying into the earth to create a shaded “cool” space that overlooks the ocher cliffs paved square.
Slightly elevated above natural ground level, the Can Gio pavilion reception areas benefit from the cool sea breeze – a naturally ventilated gazebo that overlooks the mangrove swamp.
Both buildings are built from local materials:
Bruoux the orange the color of the ocher in Provence.
The Can Gio building is the grey color of the mangrove silt.
In its own way, each frames views of the natural landscape.
Views like abstract paintings composed of colors strongly imbued with the air moisture or sunlight intensity.
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