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Urban decor plays a huge role in terms of liveability and more importantly of enjoyment of the urban space, irrespective of where on earth it is. The design team of Madrid-based ENORME Studio are fully aware of this; together with Mexican duo Memela, architects Juan Castillo and Miguel Heredia and designer Miguel García, this firm was one of the winners of Next Landmark 2015 with UrbanSpa (link), a low-cost water park in the Mexican city of Chihuahua.
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In Rennes, in the church square dedicated to Joan of Arc, ENORME Studio has put together nine benches, each one of which is like a cross between a seat and a one-handle wheelbarrow. Each of these benches rotates around a pole that keeps them fixed in place, providing plenty of different configuration options, and turning the square into a flexible location, an urban living room that adapts to the needs of the users.
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The project by ENORME Studio is part of the broader Plan Local d'Urbanisme (PLU - local urbanistic plan) that aims to transform this French town into a sustainable, comfortable and safe city by 2030 and Jeanne d'Arc on wheels is a great example of this new concept of urban space at the service of citizens, which now has a multifunctional plaza with an engaging design.
Christiane Bürklein
Authors: ENORME Studio // www.enormestudio.es
Builders: TXP Todo X La Praxis // www.todoporlapraxis.es
Collaborators: Rio Park / Arantxa Satrustegi / Jaime Calahorra / Simon Geneste / Matteo William Salsi / Giovanni Zabanoni
Client: Ville de Rennes
Place: Rennes, France
Photography: Lea Waeytens / Sarah Berthet-Nivon
Date: March 2016