Barrault Pressacco Awarded First Experimental Fellowship for Social Housing Thermal Design Project
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The Experimental Foundation has awarded the first Experimental Fellowship to Paris-based architects Thibaut Barrault and Cyril Pressacco of Barrault Pressacco, in partnership with revalu, a European platform for smart material decisions. Their fellowship project, "Inhabited Thermal Delights," focuses on transforming 176 social housing units in Paris's 19th arrondissement for Paris Habitat, exploring how thermal design can drive architectural transformation with residents at the center.
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· 3 pulledExperimental Foundation is pleased to announce Paris based architects Thibaut Barrault and Cyril Pressacco of Barrault Pressacco as the recipients of the first Experimental Fellowship
Barrault Pressacco's Fellowship project, Inhabited Thermal Delights, explores the transformation of 176 social housing units in Paris's 19th arrondissement
The project investigates how thermal design can become a driver of architectural transformation, placing residents'
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