2G / 89 - BAST

BAST pursue research as a way to experiment, treating each project as an open process. They avoid fixed methods, instead testing several options at every stage so that the design evolves step by step. Based in Toulouse, their practice recalls assemblage and montage: overlapping façades, colliding structures, layered sections. Their architecture often plays on resemblances—elements that seem familiar but turn out differently—combined into a new order. Such mixtures demand clarity, otherwise the building site risks confusion. A strong principle provides structure, while the sequence of design ties fragments together. Once that principle is set, details like the placement of a window matter less: the catalyst is active, and the project can move toward a promising future.

ISBN/ENA:

9783753302980