Slate and Concrete — Contemporary Architecture in Paris

4 October 2017 · Paris

Two architectural languages meet at close range here. Diagonal slate cladding runs at a steep angle toward a hard-edged concrete monolith, each surface working by its own logic — one textured and angled, the other flat and absolute. A shallow water feature reflects light along the base, and trees from the hillside above push green into the pale autumn sky. The kind of detail that rewards standing still for a moment.