Hamonic+Masson & Associés Designs the Mon Nuage Structure
Amy Duong — July 12, 2025 — Art & Design
References: bollinger-grohmann
French design firm Hamonic+Masson & Associés has just completed the Monsieur Claude restaurant design in Paris with a unique sculpture dubbed Mon Nuage. It is a cloud-like metal structure made from stainless steel tubes -- 3,240 to be exact. It is raised in the air and this was done with the engineering firm Bollinger+Grohmann.
This is developed as a public viewpoint and a landmark for the residential district on the western Parisian suburb. Hamonic+Masson & Associés architect Arnaud Grenié spoke about the design project, "We created an architectural folly to create intensity and a focal point that would stimulate public life in the neighbourhood. With its sculptural effect, we definitely aimed to create a bold signature on the square, to convey new emotion and poetry to the site."
Image Credit: Frederic Lama, Clement Bonnerat, Design Delux and Bistrots Pas Parisiens.
This is developed as a public viewpoint and a landmark for the residential district on the western Parisian suburb. Hamonic+Masson & Associés architect Arnaud Grenié spoke about the design project, "We created an architectural folly to create intensity and a focal point that would stimulate public life in the neighbourhood. With its sculptural effect, we definitely aimed to create a bold signature on the square, to convey new emotion and poetry to the site."
Image Credit: Frederic Lama, Clement Bonnerat, Design Delux and Bistrots Pas Parisiens.
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