Valentin Bayoud

ENSA Bretagne ; ENSA Paris La Villette ; ENSA Paris Est
IG @valentinbayoud

Working from Paris, Valentin Bayoud develops an authorial approach at the intersection of architecture, design, and image. Trained in France and shaped by international experiences, he brings a sensitive and exacting eye, attentive to historical and cultural contexts. His work is grounded in theoretical research into primary forms, collective memory, and ritual. Each project is conceived as a total work, articulating spatial and narrative experience. He seeks to reveal the memory of places in order to bring forth singular atmospheres. Particular attention is paid to proportion and light. Raw and natural materials contribute to the construction of measured, timeless spaces.

AQUA PRIMITIVA
A spatial experience reinterpreting the archetype of the hearth


The hearth is arguably one of the most archaic forms of human spatial organization. Structuring both social and domestic life around fire, it fulfilled fundamental needs: warmth, light, and protection. It was also a symbolic place, a centre where people gathered around the fire, the element that made the rise of humanity possible. As resources become increasingly scarce and precious, the installation offers a space- for contemplation. The circular form asserts itself through its geometric logic: placing each individual at an equal distance from the centre, it abolishes all spatial hierarchy.

Far removed from that presumed primitive state, human needs are now being reshaped by social and technological transformations. Fire no longer occupies the structuring role it once held in collective life. At the heart of the installation, visitors gradually discover the resource that, more than any other, now shapes our future. Rooted in a phenomenological approach, the project engages the senses to create an experience subtly anchored in the context of Hyères, while highlighting natural materials and traditional craftsmanship. Visitors are invited to sit before the element placed at the centre of the installation and take part in a moment of reflection. By activating different layers of memory, both personal and collective, the project seeks to encourage meditation on our relationship with this essential and fragile common good: water.

WITH THE SUPPORT OF
ALLIANCE DU LIN ET DU CHANVRE EUROPÉENS
TERRE DU MONDE
FLIPTS & DOBBELS
OPERASIERRA
QUAND PARLENT LES PIERRES
FFPPS
CARRESOL
PETRA PATRIMONIA
TERRAMANO
DARK MATTER
BM PRODUCTION
OOM GLASS
KREON
HYPERSENSE
VALENTIN BAYOUD ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
CARTEL DE BELLEVILLE
MERCADIER