MATTER AND SHAPE 2026

Minimalist art installation with three white, rectangular, layered sculptural pieces on a white gallery wall, accompanied by a low stone and wood bench in the foreground.

Our design for MATTER and SHAPE (2026) unfolds across two pavilions and seeks to nudge the dial both socially and ecologically.

Rooted in the cultural and geographic history of the Jardin des Tuileries, the form of the design references historic gatherings on site, whilst the materiality speaks to the garden’s history as a productive landscape.

A palette of timber, green oil-stained pine, and locally sourced hemp blocks is utilised to create a distinct, sustainable spatial language, whilst a moiré – inspired façade, developed with Studio Hugo Blanzat, translates a historic silk technique into a contemporary surface.

The afterlife of all materials was reimagined either through partnerships with suppliers or innovative modes of reuse explored with the École Spéciale d’Architecture.

MATTER and SHAPE
Jardin des Tuileries, Paris
6–9 March 2026

Image credits: Mickaël Llorca and Celia Spenard-Ko

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