koolhaas houselife

Koolhaas HouseLife is an exceptional experience of a full immersion in the daily life

of one of the masterpieces of contemporary architecture of recent years: The House

in Bordeaux, designed in 1998 by Rem Koolhaas / OMA.

Unlike most movies about architecture, this feature focuses less on explaining the

building, its structure and its virtuosity than on letting the viewer enter into the

invisible bubble of the daily intimacy of an architectural icon.

Like any house, the House in Bordeaux is a place of plurality with all its chaos, its

wear and tear, and its changes. The work of Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoîne offers us a

portrait of the real and changing vitality of one of those monuments that we believe

are immortal. This is realized through the stories and daily chores of Guadalupe

Acedo, the home’s caretaker and housekeeper, and the other people who look after

the building. Following and interacting with Guadalupe, blooms an unusual and

unpredictable look at the spaces and structure of the building.

A real experiment that presents a new way of looking at architecture and broadens

the field of its representation.