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JARDEN DES PAIN
Shophouse In Duxton Hill
Henri Labrouste re-intepretated classicism in a unique manner, in which he took a step further to combine classicism and 19th Century innovation. His distinctive style utilises the buildings scale and context to atalyse create impactful spaces. The extent of these effects were studied and applied to the site at Duxton for a bakery.
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Likewise to how Henri’s Libraries were the Gardens of Babylon for Books, the building’s aim was to be a temple for bread - a paradise that one can bake and live in perfect harmony. This is produced through the blend of nature, as well as well thought spaces which were designed with the client’s schedule of accomidation, and with a central focus on the central oven’s chimney.
Life in the building revolves around the central chimney which interlaces the public and private space with a double helix stair case. The unique structure allows the two spaces to ineract with one another while staying seperate.
Spatial Relationship
Vegetation on Site
Massing
The Hearth
