Parametric Facade in Paris — Faceted Metal Cladding

4 October 2017 · Paris

The faceted metallic cladding covers the surface in thousands of small geometric fragments, each catching the light at a slightly different angle. From a distance it reads as a uniform skin; up close it dissolves into something closer to a mosaic — facade as canvas, texture as structure. A cantilevered overhang cuts a diagonal across the frame, pulling the eye through the geometry rather than letting it settle on any single point. Contemporary Paris architecture at the edge of what a building surface is allowed to do.