Par Arthur GRIZARD
Thèse de doctorat débutée en 2021
Sous la direction de Sophie Paviol
Thèse fiancée par une bourse doctorale du Labex AE&CC et une bourse d’aide à la recherche des Archives Départementales de Haute-Savoie
This PhD thesis ponders the qualities and the architectural specific features of modern accommodation architectures in the set geography of the Alpine region. Thanks to analysis and drawing, the goal is to extract from those architectures understandings and production tools that can be put into action today, with nvironmental stakes for conceptions from new architectures as well as interventions on pre-existing buildings. The hypothesis that we put forward is that architects have tried to take advantage of climatic conditions in the Alps during the 20th century – especially during the pivotal 1930s and 1960-70s decades and also have thought that their project couldn’t be separated from the local site and its geography. The proposed methodology emphasises the iterative change of scale – from constructive details to larger landscapes and the simultaneous analysis of the building envelope, and its relation to the site (topography, climate and natural risk). This thesis looks into architectural programs and typological research linked with lodging (leisure or therapy tourism, hotels, shelters, boarding houses, colonies, boarding schools, etc.) because they establish an important conservation issue, as well as the necessity to have sustainable accommodation architectures forces current architects to re-examine the ways architects in the 20th century have integrated climatic data into their project process in the Alps for other needs. Therefore, the question is to know how a new look on this modern architectural heritage can teach to innovate and experiment with inimalist and ecologically responsible architectures in mountainous territories, on the scales of edifice and landscape.
Arc alpin : France, Italie, Suisse et Autriche