- Urban design
By the 19th century, Paris had set up a network for non-drinkable water to be used for watering public gardens and cleaning the streets. This network is in danger of being abandoned because it is shabby and underused. Therefore we should think of new ways to make use of this water, drawn from the Seine and the Ourq canal. Topique-eau non potable suggests three possible ways to use this water:
– a pond which includes a phytopurification system and spigots for collective gardens
– a cleaning point for the common areas of apartment buildings
– a cooling point for public places
Topiques, l’eau, l’air, la lumière et la ville, Galerie Audi talents, novembre 2016.
2016
Dimensions and materials:
- pond: 2 x 1,50 x 0,30m, composite materials
- chantepleure: 25 x 14 x 14cm, flexible PVC
- cleaning point: 98 x 27 x 27cm, concrete, resin
- cooling point: 1,50 x 1,50 x 0,30m, stainless steel, cast iron, concrete, methacrylate resin
Team:
Isabelle Daëron, Pauline Avrillon, Louise Raguet (intern), Camille Jégo (intern), Xavier Miclet, Rototech, Bernard Justin, Christophe Rovelli, Art Tech Composites, Materialize, Ezeka.
Thanks to Double 2 and especially to Aurélie Baron.
The prototype was made within the Audi Talents Award programme.
Photo credits: Pierre Lucet-Penato (photos Galerie Audi talents), Fabien Breuil (photos Tuileries).
Home office: 17 rue Dombasle 75015 Paris
Workshop: 111bis rue Molière 94200 Ivry-sur-Seine
contact@studioidae.com
A multidisciplinary creative agency founded by Isabelle Daëron in 2018, Studio Idaë arose from a reflection on the use of natural flows — water, air, light — in public space.
The Studio has, ever since, developed an approach based on research and education, focusing on the urban, environmental and societal challenges of the ecological transition.
Driven by a poetical & committed team of designers, Studio Idaë applies its refined, assertive graphic signature to projects of various scales. From urban devices to mediation objects and supports, or scenography, the agency’s protean contributions always strive at others — their needs, their desires, and their evolution.
The agency operates within a network of local companies and collaborates with dedicated craftspeople to adapt to the specific characteristics of each territory. Together, they work towards the most appropriate and relevant response — between narration and mediation.
Pauline Avrillon, product designer graduated from École Boulle joined the studio in 2017, and works on urban design projects. Angèle Fourteau, product designer graduated from ECAL works on set design projects since 2022. Eléna Hervé Caro joined the team in 2023 as office manager.
Graphic design : Audrey Templier
Web development : Francis Josserand