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MEV

Laurentides, Canada

educed by the photographic narration illustrating the projects
of Studio Jean Verville, two admirable eccentrics, passionate
Sabout art and Italian design of the 80s, invited him to design
their refuge in the forest. The objective is to host their daily lives
with a whimsical energy, a challenge in absolute cohesion with the
disruptive approach of the Studio.

The project realises a personalised alternative universe, designed in a
collaborative spirit and a ludicization approach and then developed
with architectural mathematical rigour. MEV exploits the association
of geometries and colours under the impetus of the rebellious
universe of the Italian group, Memphis, antithesis to monotony and
the monochromatic architecture and design of his time. Constellated
with meticulous manoeuvres that evoke this wacky universe of the
80s, the project celebrates a multiplicity of references in a system of
expressive and contrasting relationships in order to communicate
the personalities of the owners. For the sake of integration into
surrounding nature, this house-studio reveals an organic form and
a raw appearance, confronting its materials with a set of curved lines
in a meticulous implementation. Its extravagance manifests itself in
interiors with graphics, where volumes and materials develop in a
sparkling chromatic organisation.

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