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An atelier as
a work tool
Atelier
Horizon is a work tool that allows for collaborations between persons of
diverse personalities and skillset sharing a common horizon: urban and
landscape projects. The atelier’s work is articulated between different scales
and themes, moving from large-scale territorial studies to the execution of
public space. As in a laboratory, the atelier is constantly looking for new
ways to practice urbanism in order to be responsive towards the evolution of
our territories and societies.
Urbanism
based on geography
Atelier Horizon bases its work on a sensitive and geographical reading of the territory with the goal of reconnecting our ways of living and inhabiting back to the logic of the natural landscape. This almost eco-systemic reading becomes a guiding principle around which our projects are constructed. Other urban disciplines and project partners are integrated early-on into the process in order to formulate a coherent, sustainable and inclusive vision.
Public
space as a common
Atelier
Horizon works with public space as a tool for urbanity. Within the context of our
continuously densifying cities, sharing space becomes an essential ingredient
for the habitability of the larger territory. Atelier Horizon sets out to make
public space an element that reinforces society and our collective interests.
In this sense our work always links an immaterial, social dimension to the
spatial design of the urban project. Space-time
landscapes
Atelier Horizon interprets the temporal aspect of space as an essential ingredient of urban landscape projects. Because of the long durations of urban development, we aim to ensure that a project can be activated from the very first conceptual phases by grounding them in theoretical reflection. Through a dialogue with inhabitants and stakeholders of a territory we allow the project to take shape as a collective vision before becoming an implementable, spatial project. Through the lens of landscape, Atelier Horizon approaches the seasonality of the public space to make possible synchronization of the rhythms of nature with those of urban life.