Off the record: Guinée Potin
With its new “Off the record” section, AA gives the floor to architects through short Q&As. Today, focus on French agency Guinée Potin whose partners have agreed to answer AA’s questions. Next one in two weeks!
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By Hervé Potin
Being an architect is…
Being resilient
My ideal commission
A building for a client who appreciates our agency’s production
How I imagine my profession in twenty years?
More time for teaching, culture and travels
My advice to a young architect
Be resilient
What I would like to pass on to my associates
Keep your dreams alive
The new-comer architect to keep an eye on
TACT architects (Nantes)
The project I would have liked to sign
Fujimori’s tea-house in Chino, Japan (2003-2004)
The other job I would have liked to practice
Travel agent – Spanish teacher
A book, an object or a work of art I particularly love
Hergé’s comic book Coke en stock
A place that inspires me
Le Palais Dobrée in Nantes, built between 1862/1899 by architects Simon, Boismen, Chenantais and Le Diberder
By Anne-Flore Guinée
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Being an architect is
Being funny and quirky
My ideal commission
To define subtle colors and to suggest furniture as well as contemporary and vintage lighting
How I imagine my profession in twenty years?
Part-time architect or a different carreer
My advice to a young architect
Stay zen
What I would like to pass on to my associates
Have time for yourself to nourish passions other than architecture
The new-comer architect to keep an eye on
Détroit architects (Nantes)
The project I would have liked to sign
Lina Bo Bardi’s Coati restaurant in Salvador, Brasil (1987-1990)
The other job I would have liked to practice
Antique dealer – Art restorer
A book, an object or a work of art I particularly love
JC Menu’s comic book Livret de phamille
A place that inspires me
A train’s sleeping car or a departing plane
Find out more about Guinée Potin