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L\u2019Atelier ChiMa a \u00e9t\u00e9 fond\u00e9 en 2021 par Andr\u00e9a Benassayag, architecte et sc\u00e9nographe. Port\u00e9e par une approche sensible de l\u2019espace, sa pratique explore les liens entre architecture, paysage et perception, dans un dialogue constant avec la Nature.<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9a puise son inspiration dans les lignes pures de l\u2019horizon m\u00e9diterran\u00e9en, les mati\u00e8res brutes et le travail de la lumi\u00e8re des architectures japonaises d\u00e9couvertes au cours d\u2019une immersion dans l\u2019archipel nippon, ainsi que dans l\u2019harmonie et le calme des paysages finlandais, o\u00f9 elle a v\u00e9cu pendant un an dans le cadre de ses \u00e9tudes.<\/p>\n

N\u00e9e et ayant grandi sur les bords de la M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e, en face des \u00eeles de L\u00e9rins, Andr\u00e9a retrace ses origines sur l\u2019\u00eele grecque de Chios, terre natale de ses grands-parents maternels. C\u2019est tout naturellement qu\u2019elle se passionne pour la symbolique des \u00eeles et l\u2019imaginaire qu\u2019elles incarnent. Elle consacre son M\u00e9moire aux \u00eeles d\u2019art japonaises \u2013 Naoshima, Teshima, Inujima \u2013 qui l\u2019ont profond\u00e9ment \u00e9mue et fascin\u00e9e. Elle s\u2019en inspire \u00e9galement pour son Projet de Fin d\u2019\u00c9tudes, d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 au c\u0153ur de l\u2019\u00eele Sainte-Marguerite, face \u00e0 Cannes, une \u00eele qu\u2019elle conna\u00eet intimement pour l\u2019avoir explor\u00e9e durant toute son enfance. Dipl\u00f4m\u00e9e de l\u2019\u00c9cole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure d\u2019Architecture de Paris-Val de Seine, son projet est s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 pour l\u2019exposition des Meilleurs PFE en 2017.<\/p>\n

Avant de fonder sa propre structure, Andr\u00e9a affine sa sensibilit\u00e9 et son savoir-faire au sein de plusieurs agences renomm\u00e9es, en France et \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger. Elle travaille notamment \u00e0 Paris et Tokyo, o\u00f9 elle participe \u00e0 des projets vari\u00e9s \u2013 allant de l\u2019habitat \u00e0 la sc\u00e9nographie mus\u00e9ale en passant par l\u2019architecture culturelle et les \u00e9quipements publics \u2013 qui renforcent son approche transversale et po\u00e9tique de l\u2019espace. Ces exp\u00e9riences nourrissent sa r\u00e9flexion autour des mati\u00e8res, des rythmes et de la relation au vivant.<\/p>\n

C\u2019est dans cette continuit\u00e9 qu\u2019elle cr\u00e9e L\u2019Atelier ChiMa, une structure ind\u00e9pendante au sein de laquelle elle explore librement les notions d\u2019\u00e9quilibre, de perception et de lien. Elle y m\u00e8ne une d\u00e9marche exp\u00e9rimentale, attentive aux textures, \u00e0 la lumi\u00e8re et aux interactions humaines, o\u00f9 chaque projet devient un r\u00e9cit, un territoire singulier \u2013 une \u00eele sensible en r\u00e9sonnance avec son environnement.<\/p>\n

Ces \u00eeles architecturales s\u2019organisent en compositions fluides, o\u00f9 volumes, ouvertures et passages s\u2019entrelacent pour insuffler au lieu une \u00e9nergie vibrante, cr\u00e9ant un dialogue vibrant entre le construit et le vivant. Ensemble, ces \u00eeles forment un archipel d\u2019exp\u00e9riences sensibles, de dialogues ouverts et d\u2019explorations partag\u00e9es.<\/p>\n

Le nom ChiMa<\/em>, d\u2019inspiration nippone, \u00e9voque l\u2019\u00eele (shima<\/em>), mais se compose aussi du Chi<\/em>, le flux d\u2019\u00e9nergie naturelle, et du Ma<\/em>, l\u2019intervalle entre les choses \u2013 le vide comme espace sensible et vivant. Cette alliance symbolique refl\u00e8te l\u2019essence m\u00eame de l\u2019atelier, un espace de respiration, de dialogue, et de r\u00e9sonance entre les lieux, les \u00eatres et les \u00e9l\u00e9ments.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Atelier ChiMa was born in 2021, founded by Andr\u00e9a Benassayag, an architect and scenographer guided by a delicate sensitivity to space. Her work weaves a tender dialogue between architecture, landscape, and perception, always in harmonious conversation with Nature.<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9a finds her inspiration in the pure lines of the Mediterranean horizon, the rawness of natural materials, and the subtle dance of light in Japanese architecture, discovered during a profound immersion in the Japanese archipelago. She also draws from the serene harmony of Finnish landscapes, where she lived for a year during her studies, embracing their quiet stillness.<\/p>\n

Born and raised on the sunlit shores of the Mediterranean, facing the L\u00e9rins Islands, Andr\u00e9a\u2019s roots reach back to the Greek island of Chios, homeland of her maternal grandparents. Drawn naturally to the symbolism of islands and the worlds they conjure, she dedicated her thesis to the Japanese art islands \u2013 Naoshima, Teshima, Inujima \u2013 places that deeply moved and fascinated her. These islands also inspired her final degree project, set at the heart of Sainte-Marguerite Island, facing Cannes \u2014 an island she knows intimately from exploring it throughout her childhood. Graduating from the National School of Architecture Paris-Val de Seine, her project was selected for the Best Final Projects exhibition in 2017.<\/p>\n

Before stepping into independence, Andr\u00e9a refined her sensibility and craft within several renowned studios in France and abroad. Her journey took her through Paris and Tokyo, participating in a spectrum of projects\u2014from intimate homes to museum scenographies, from cultural architecture to communal spaces\u2014which strengthened her transversal and poetic approach to space. These diverse experiences deepened her reflections on materiality, rhythm, and the vital connection between architecture and life.<\/p>\n

Within this continuum, she founded Atelier ChiMa, an independent atelier where she freely explores notions of balance, perception, and connection. Here, she leads an experimental approach, attentive to textures, light, and human interaction, where each creation unfolds as a narrative, a singular territory \u2014 a sensitive island in resonance with its environment.<\/p>\n

These architectural islands emerge as fluid compositions, where volumes, openings, and pathways intertwine gracefully, breathing vibrant energy into each place, sparking a resonant dialogue between the built and the living. Together, they form an archipelago of sensitive experiences, open dialogues and shared explorations.<\/p>\n

The name ChiMa<\/em>, inspired by Japanese, evokes the island (shima<\/em>), yet combines Chi,<\/em> the flow of natural energy with Ma<\/em>, the interval between things, the void as a perceptible and living space. This symbolic harmony reflects the very spirit of the atelier, a space for breath, dialogue, and resonance between places, beings, and elements.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-203","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atelier-chima.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atelier-chima.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atelier-chima.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atelier-chima.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atelier-chima.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/atelier-chima.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":325,"href":"https:\/\/atelier-chima.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/203\/revisions\/325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atelier-chima.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}