The winning project, titled 'No Skincare', explores the limits of the building using the Tour Atlantique in La Défense as a case study. The concept is based on two complementary strategies: 'Out-In', which aims to reconnect the tower to its environment by deconstructing its single-program nature, and 'In-Out', which creates a succession of microclimates within a sheltered volume. Drawing inspiration from Paul Scheerbart's Glasarchitektur and Ettore Sottsass's experiments with microclimates, the project offers an alternative to the hermetic box and questions the paradigm of envelope rehabilitation, often seen as programmed obsolescence.
Valode & Pistre, along with a prestigious jury, has selected the 6 winners of this 3rd edition of the ARCHIJEUNES competition, themed 'TRANSFORMATIONS'. A total of 60 teams registered, with 12 shortlisted by an internal jury.
The competition jury, composed of architects and personalities chosen for their interest and sensitivity to the issues raised, convened on Monday, September 28, chaired by Jean Pistre. Members included Maurice Bansay (President and Founder of Apsys group), Angélique Delorme (Director General of the Musée Quai Branly), Albéric de Montgolfier (Senator for Eure-et-Loir), Pierre-Antoine Gatier (Chief Architect of Historical Monuments), Bernard Reichen (Architect and Founder of Reichen & Robert), Vanessa Roux-Collet (CEO AEW Europe), Isabelle Stanislas (Architect and designer), Marine Szymczak (Architect, ArchiJeunes 2023 Laureate), Jacques Toubon (Lawyer and former Member of the European Parliament), and Caroline Valode (Communications Director at Valode & Pistre).
Candidates were invited to restore meaning, use, and quality to existing sites. Six prizes were awarded by the ARCHI JEUNES III jury, with two prizes for each of the three proposed sites.
