As part of the Rencontres de la Photographie dʼArles, Présence Suisse, the City and the Canton of Geneva, asked students in Bachelor Interior Architecture to imagine a scenography for a rooftop terrace. The terrace is a small and uncovered space, located in the center of the historic city of Arles, but with no point of view on it.

Projet led by Leonid Slonimskiy

Assited by Bertrand van Dorp

With students, Berardo Sophie, Cucu Roxana, Demierre Christine, Drege Roméo, Dias Paulo Jorge, Krauer Thibault, Orval Rosalie Lila, Julie Suner, Viray Robert Mark, Youssefi Anaïs.

The layout of this space raised the following questions for students: What is the relationship between architecture and images and, more specifically, photography? What is the connection between a three-dimensional space and a two-dimensional image? Can the creation of an image be materialized as an architectural space? Students made various proposals, one of which was selected and realized in Arles.

Les Périscopes are two architectural devices that connect the terrace to the city with a mirror system, offering a glimpse of the city through two-dimensional images. The terrace finds its function and thus offers a view on Arles.

**Project visible as part of the Rencontres de la Photographie d'Arles

July 1st until September 22, 2019
[Terrasse Croisière, Espace 99

2 Avenue Victor Hugo

3200 Arles, France](https://goo.gl/maps/ECJhigcUf4jy5gZt7)**

Special Thanks to:
Jean-Pierre Greff, Director at HEAD – Genève

Javier Fernández Contreras, Head of Department of Interior Architecture HEAD – Genève

Valentina de Luigi, Deputy at the Department of Interior Architecture HEAD – Genève