Claude Parent,
“Utopiste du territoire”
The Oblique Function theory is the main work of Claude Parent’s life. He has developed this theory during his whole life, defending that in architecture, slopes are better than verticality or horizontality. According to him, slopes make people feel their own body, and are better for communication than walls and stairs. He had the utopic project to make a city without verticality or horizontality.
This exhibition is made of different slopes that change space: the scenography illustrates the Oblique Function theory by using slopes. It makes people experiment Claude Parent’s theory in their everyday life. The exhibition is placed in big squares, train stations or airports. In this project, passersby use slopes as the architect advocates it; they are free to walk, sit or stop on the structure, according to their willing.
Steel structure, composite printed boards
Project made in collaboration with Claire Nerrembourg, graphic designer, and Philippine Tournefier, interior architect.