"River Chapel, La Barca brings the silhouette of an overturned boat to the mountains of Piobbico, Le Porte del Vitoschio in Italy, forming the winning installation of the 2025 Festival di Microarchitettura. Designed by Marina Poli, Clément Molinier, and Philippe Paumelle, the compact timber pavilion interrupts a hiking path with a narrow fissure that invites visitors to slip inside a hull-like space open to the sky."
"Once entered, the project by reveals its layered nautical references: a central timber keel organizes a rhythmic sequence of floor timbers, while the open roof draws daylight into the interior cavity. The elongated volume aligns with the trail, guiding movement toward a tapered bow anchored by a stone taken from the site. Six porticoes define the main corridor, bordered by plank walls and framed at both ends by curved half-hulls."
River Chapel, La Barca takes the form of an overturned boat sited in the mountains of Piobbico, Le Porte del Vitoschio, Italy, and served as the winning installation of the 2025 Festival di Microarchitettura. Designed by Marina Poli, Clément Molinier, and Philippe Paumelle, the compact timber pavilion cleaves a hiking path with a narrow fissure that invites entry into a hull-like space open to the sky. A central keel and rhythmic floor timbers organize movement, while an open roof admits daylight. Six porticoes, plank walls, curved half-hulls, sandwich-assembled ribs, and four local stones anchor the installation to the landscape.
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