Bento is an association of architects that puts the experimentation of matter at the centre of its reflections. Living material questions the sustainability of our current production methods and their impact on our way of life. Starting from this observation and/or this obligation, Bento's architects make a point of exalting it, of going beyond it, to build a bridge between architecture, art and design.
Bento started its activities in 2020. Initially, three friends, Charles, Florian and François - who recently left - graduated from the Faculty of Architecture La Cambre-Horta in Brussels, who wanted to continue the adventure together, after their studies.
Firstly, the work was based on experimentation and the search for natural/live materials, notably mycelium to produce bricks, panels and furniture. Corentin joined the team later and added his knowledge of earth construction, acquired in particular at the CRAterre laboratory in Grenoble - specialised in raw earth construction - with the same logic, material and architecture feeding each other, while experimenting with materials and designing the project.
From now on, Bento's ambition is to spatialize and concretize his first research and discoveries, relying on other actors from different disciplines, in projects of architecture, installation, furniture...
