The Pavillon Circulaire is in no way round. This temporary building, constructed entirely from reused materials, is a conventional rectangle with an extraordinary facade of old doors and a saw tooth roof. It’s a light-filled space, with half the roof translucent, housing a café, debates, children’s activities and workshop sessions on repairing household items.
The first picture shows the building soon after completion in October. Here it is in action this week. The doors have already weathered to a more mellow brown.
The circularity is in the materials, not the form of this strange construction. It’s an installation on the parvis of the Hotel de Ville, inspired by events linked with the COP21 conference. Come the end of December, the building will be dismantled and all the elements will be reused or recycled once again. What goes around, comes around.
This post is another oddity linked to Thursday Doors. Follow the links to discover ordinary and extraordinary doors around the world.
December 3, 2015 at 7:46 pm
What a wonderful and very original idea. Thanks for sharing it.
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December 3, 2015 at 10:04 pm
This shot is a classic already. Cool
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December 3, 2015 at 10:10 pm
Nice!
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December 4, 2015 at 5:12 am
That’s a wonderfully creative way to educate.
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December 4, 2015 at 2:59 pm
I think you ‘win’ first place not only this week but since the beginning. This is great. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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December 4, 2015 at 4:30 pm
Living in the centre of Paris offers an extraordinary range of photo opportunities. I’m making the most of it!
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December 4, 2015 at 3:24 pm
Would would have thought anyone could get this many doors in one shot for the challenge? This is definitely a one-of-a-kind door shot. 🙂
janet
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December 4, 2015 at 4:22 pm
Delightfully eccentric. 🙂
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December 4, 2015 at 5:28 pm
That’s amazing! I’ve never seen anything like it!
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December 4, 2015 at 5:35 pm
Nor have I!
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December 4, 2015 at 9:17 pm
That’s fantastic. Great choice for Thursday Doors.
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