The Frapotel estate, Dominique Perrault’s new territory at the service of architecture

Precursor? He always was! It is no coincidence that Dominique Perrault, a French architect and town planner with unapologetically radical ideas, acquired the Frapotel estate, in Pontpoint, in the Oise, an equally radical manifesto, an immense white cube by Jean Dubuisson, terribly contemporary for 1960s. Camped like a solitary vessel at the top of its hill, in the middle of the Picardy countryside, the single-storey house, with its powerful lines, immediately impressed him. There was room for a major rehabilitation, corresponding to his new life project. A slightly crazy, courageous project, above all a militant act. Like this intrepid builder, who likes to spark debate, today at the crossroads of his career.

The Frapotel estate is intended to be a place of residence and creation, with artist installations, such as Dove, by Frenchman Loris Gréaud, to be seen in situ since 2023. But above all research for architects. Dominique Perrault…