Florian Nelemans

category _ architecture

function _ public building

period _ 2017 - 2018

type _ academic research

exibition _ Wereld Museum Rotterdam

nomination _ preselection Archiprix 2019

publication _ BOQUE 2018
The aim of the project is to accelerate the transition towards a longer lasting society. A new narrative is advocated to engender the desire for a sustainable future.

Within this new narrative, temples are situated in the great metropolises of the world to propagate ecological thinking. The aesthetic and architectonic expressions throughout the public and private realms embody an ethic that endeavours to seduce one to live this new lifestyle.
The building and its context are an autarkic unity; designed to satisfy the visotors needs through the use of natural principles in synergy with the ecosystem. Building physics, construction and material considerations form the basis of the generic design. The building materials are recycled and absorb greenhouse gases, thus counteract climate change. Its archetype is to be adjusted depending on the geo-specific context and climate of the proposed temple, creating a network of true localised altars to the Natural Delights.

FLORIAN NELEMANS