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The Levitating Forest

SNCF train station - Angers

In full respect of the drawing by Alexis TRICOIRE, artist and designer of the project, this work perfectly reflects the image of Angers and its region.

« The Levitating Forest » is a monumental interior landscape that symbolizes the gateway to the city of Angers and its region. This project is supported by main local economic network : the city of Angers, Végépolys, the University of Angers, Agrocampus west, the national institute of Agronomic research and the International Center for Agronomic Research for Development.

This project is a real technical challenge, which, besides the aesthetic aspect, opens the door to research and studies on the behavior of the plant in constrained and suspended environment.

Five trees satellised by luminous rings, float to 5 meters height along the glass facade of the station. At night, this scintillating nature in levitation, gives a new radiation of the station in its urban landscape. On the outer court, two satellites landed to transform into sitting furniture to provide users with spaces of comfort and friendliness. Each 3-meter-diameter satellite weighing one ton is made of brushed stainless steel, including polycarbonate light windows. Three types of lighting, ribbons and led spots in the rings and under-framed spots constitute the luminous covering of each satellite and help the growth of plants.

Atech have naturally put our skills and know-how at the service of this school project, which follow our philosophy to give a big place to the nature in urban areas too enclosed or mineralized.

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  • 49300 Cholet, France
  • ATECH