The Awakening of the Beetle
"Design Through the Senses as Therapy".
"Winner of the Architecture Prize at the ADC Awards 2015".
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"Selected in 2018 as one of the 5 most representative buildings in the world on autism by the Winston Churchill Foundation of Canberra City, Australia."
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The Awakening of the Beetle - Center for Autistic Adults
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A sensory environment: The architecture offers gentle sensory stimuli that generate pleasure and relaxation, where certain senses can be engaged separately or simultaneously, through visual and volumetric perception, natural light, chromotherapy, material textures, and acoustics.
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A contemporary architectural approach: The building integrates medical needs with modern energy techniques (geothermal energy and solar panels), quality of life, and the family circle.
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Breaking traditional codes: The project aims to break away from established norms to design a building that responds to the hypersensory and hypersensitive needs of individuals with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD).
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A pilot building: The Awakening of the Beetle is designed as an experimental space where everything has been thought through to facilitate participation in therapeutic work, including security measures, tension reduction, and motivation for action and personal development.
This center is an innovative example of sensory and inclusive architecture, where aesthetics and comfort serve the specific needs of autistic individuals.
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June 14, 2024 – Round Table: "Architecture and Sensory Design on the Theme of Professional Support" (GNCRA) at the Palais des Congrès in Rouen
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April 3, 2024 – Conference: "Presentation of Our Concept: Sensory Architecture and Design" (AUTISME RESSOURCES HAUT DE FRANCE).
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September 20, 2023 – Symposium: "Sport and the Brain" (FRANCE ALZHEIMER) at the Maison de la Chimie in Paris.
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October 26, 2022 – Radio: "The Revenge of the Oppressed" (FRANCE CULTURE).
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April 19, 2019 – Round Table: "Sport and the Inclusion of Disabled People in Society" at DASES (Direction of Social Action, Childhood, and Health) in Paris 18.
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September 21, 2018 – Interview: "The Well-being of Patients Also Depends on Architecture" (FRANCE INTER).
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November 9 & 10, 2017 – Round Table: "Is There Such a Thing as Compassionate Architecture?" at the Multipurpose Hall, EPI La Combe, Collonge-Bellerive, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.
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April 11, 2017 – Conference: "Therapeutic Architecture" at the Ecole Supérieure de Design, La Martinière in Lyon.
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February 18, 2017 – Round Table: "Housing and Asperger's Syndrome" at Aspie Days – The first international exhibition in France on Asperger's Syndrome in Lille.
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March 5, 2016 – Conference: "Architecture and Autism" with Arco Iris13 & Autisme France in La Penne-sur-Huveaune.
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December 26, 2014 – JT DE FRANCE 3: "L’Éveil du Scarabée" (FRANCE TELEVISION).