Jakob+MacFarlane's 'Living With' Exhibition Reimagines Domesticity at Frac Centre-Val de Loire

Dominique Jakob and Brendan MacFarlane's exhibition, 'Living With: Dialogues Across Time,' has been successfully relocated from the Venice Architecture Biennale to the Frac Centre-Val de Loire in Orléans. This new setting offers a unique opportunity to recontextualize the project, placing it in dialogue with the Frac’s extensive collection of experimental architecture. Originally designed for the French Pavilion, the exhibition, centered around themes of domesticity and evolving living spaces, now engages with the historical radicalism housed in Orléans. The core of the exhibition's innovation lies in its reusable modular display system, conceived by Jakob+MacFarlane. This flexible structure not only facilitates the reinterpretation of the exhibition in different contexts but also embodies the project's conceptual focus on adaptability and responsiveness in architecture. By bridging contemporary ideas with the legacy of avant-garde design, 'Living With' prompts critical reflection on how architecture shapes our lives and fosters a forward-looking perspective on responsive and sustainable spatial solutions.