https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2622 en-us On the banks of the Seine, a park transforms a suburban wasteland into a tranquil retreat.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12876 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12876-parc-du-peuple-de-lherbe-by-awp-hhf Five barn-like structures that form the Insect Museum are oriented to frame landscape views and to shelter the public entrance, which is accessed via a ramp. Photo © Iwan Baan A courtyard inset into one of the volumes, surrounded by labs and offices, is disguised externally by a slatted timber screen. Photo © Iwan Baan Meandering paths carry visitors between the museum and the observatory. Photo © Iwan Baan Meandering paths carry visitors between the museum and the observatory. Photo © Iwan Baan The tower is partially timber-clad to direct views to the river and the grand villas on the opposite bank, but also toward housing projects and industrial sites in the other direction, so that the wider context of the park can be understood. Photo © Iwan Baan 1708-AWP-HHF-Carrieres-Sous-Poissy-France-Parc-du-Peuple-de-lHerbe-06.jpg Within the museum, the larger of two exhibition spaces displays insects, with live specimens presented in a glass house. A window to a laboratory (not pictured) allows visitors a view of the institute’s breeding program. Photo © Iwan Baan 1708-AWP-HHF-Carrieres-Sous-Poissy-France-Parc-du-Peuple-de-lHerbe-07.jpg Within the museum, the smaller of two exhibition spaces is devoted to the local ecology. Photo © Iwan Baan 1708-AWP-HHF-Carrieres-Sous-Poissy-France-Parc-du-Peuple-de-lHerbe-08.jpg Image courtesy AWP + HHF 1708-AWP-HHF-Carrieres-Sous-Poissy-France-Parc-du-Peuple-de-lHerbe-09.jpg Image courtesy AWP + HHF