French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created the slender Le Belvédère pavilion above the River Vilaine in Rennes, France, which is lit up by globular lights at night.
The brothers designed the folly, which is accessed by a footbridge from the Quai Saint-Cyr, to be a place of reflection in the centre of the French city.
The designers chose the location as it was surrounded by a mix of both the city's contemporary and traditional architecture.
Top image: the pavilion sits in the River Vilaine. Above: it is accessed via a footbridge. Photograph is by Studio Bouroullec
"While there are numerous interesting positions in Rennes, the clear choice, in the Vilaine, gives a particular view of the cathedral, the old town, and of the emblematic modern and contemporary buildings of Rennes: Louis Arretche?s Mabilais, Georges Maillols? Horizons, as well as more recent residential projects by Jean Nouvel and Christian Hauvette," Ronan Bouroullec said. "The proximity of the Mail François-Mitterand, which is a popular new amenity for the people of Rennes, also struck us as important."
The folly is lit up at night. Photograph is by Studio Bouroullec
Le Belvédère consists of a circular concrete platform supporting a slender structure made from stainless steel masts and a lattice constructed from anodised aluminium bars.
This 13-metre-high folly holds 32 luminous orbs that transform it into a miniature lighthouse at night, as well as 16 mobiles that move w...