Competition – BNP

Competition - BNP

March 2020
Montagne du Parc 3, B-1000 Brussels
An unsuccessful competition for the new headquarters of BNP Paribas Fortis bank in Brussels.

The sculpture takes its place in the Isabelle courtyard, at the heart of the traffic flow. It gives it a human scale and structures the space. The curves of the sculpture dance with the curves of the fittings.

The sculpture is made up of four groups of aligned slats. The slats are made up of a flat profile welded perpendicularly to a metal sheet, the outer edge of which is randomly cut to form a ‘T’. The orientation of the T shapes creates a foreground that is different from the background within the sculpture.

The sculpture gives off an interplay of spatialities that invites you to wander through it. The rocky appearance of the random cut-outs gives the impression of walking along a cliff. It becomes a place for relaxation and contemplation, offering more or less intimate spaces to meet, talk or isolate oneself.