E18 Portrait - Chronicles of a living pact, Dembéni a breath in three waves

Dembeni (FR) - Special mention

Chronicles of a living pact, Dembéni a breath in three waves

Associates: Amélie Chézeaux (FR), Adriana Filain (FR), Chloé Avogadro (FR), Juliette Osman (FR) – architects

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"Our project approaches Re-sourcing by reactivating three fundamental resources: natural dynamics, social solidarities, and local materiality. Faced with the imbalances caused by runoff, land movement and rising water levels, we chose to work with living forces rather than against them. Landscaped swales, agricultural terraces and refuge structures create a slow, layered system that infiltrates, retains and redirects flows, repairing soils and relieving pressure on vulnerable areas."