Ircad Institute
Ircad France
📍 France, Strasbourg (67) | 🏢 Santé| Architectes: S&AA | 📸 2021
From my very first visits, I was struck by the richness of the atmospheres. Highly contrasting volumes, meticulous attention to materials, and an internal flow that plays with openings, light, and built-in furniture. I chose to explore these elements through a series of coherent images, playing with symmetries, reflections, and visual breakthroughs.
In the public spaces, the challenge was to capture the elegance of the forms while maintaining a fluid visual flow. The contemporary furniture, the artworks, the sculptural lighting fixtures: everything was conceived as an ecosystem. I worked with a tripod, using natural light enhanced by precise post-processing to preserve the colors and textures.
As an architectural photographer in Alsace, I construct my images around light and intention. For IRCAD 3, it wasn’t simply a matter of documenting a hospital extension. It was about showcasing a place of excellence, designed for innovation and conceived as a visual experience as much as a functional one.
The building, although partially underground, remains legible and open. This is the strength of the project by Schweitzer & Associates Architects. Through my images, I want to showcase this mastery: that of a place where architecture, technology, and aesthetics intertwine to serve research and healthcare.
As I delved into the details, I discovered a second layer of meaning. Rich textures, subtle combinations, and meticulously crafted transitions between materials. As a photographer, my role here was to reveal this precision, to convey the attention paid to every architectural choice.
