JONATHAN ORTEGAT

Formerly known as Go-Architectes, Walt has developed unique expertise in hospital projects over the years. The renovation of a new pediatric oncology unit for adolescents and young adults—carried out while the facility remained in operation—at the Oscar Lambret Center in Lille is a prime example.

To illustrate this project visually, we adapted the concept developed with Wallonie Bruxelles Architecture: filming the building without any people present. Wide shots and close-ups. We played with space through tracking shots and with time through long sequences. Still shots and shots with slight movement. The style is clean, minimalist, and poetic all at once.

On the audio side, ambient sounds from the building in operation convey the activity that isn’t visible on screen, creating a sense of dissonance. Against this backdrop of ambient sounds, words and short phrases emerge in unison to form a voiceover composed of remarks collected from the building’s users. They speak to us about their relationship with the building, relevant details, architectural anecdotes, the pleasure they experience during a particular season, the unique light, and more…

An original musical composition opens and closes the video, serving as the opening and closing credits. Some of these melodies reappear in the middle of the video, blending with the ambient sounds and the collected words to create a unique and complex soundscape.