Building Pictures has released the video of the Interpretation Centre of Romanesque, in Lousada. The project, designed by Spaceworkers and directed by Building Pictures, uses as reference one of the most iconic characters created by the film-maker Jacques Tati, Mr. Hulot. With his curious spirit, he invites the viewer to go along with him in this visit.

This project stands out for its inspiration in the Romanesque’ history in Portugal and the later reinterpretation of that influence in a contemporaneous way. 

The film starts in the outside, and follows Mr. Hulot, the main caracter, a misterious individual, very focused on details, that guide us to the interior of the building. There, Mr. Hulot roams through the space, always taking a closer look on the materials he finds and feeling its textures. 

After getting in, he finds himself within the central body, a wide and luminous space, that preceds the entrance to the different rooms, which are in diverse sizes and shapes. This central body, besides estabelishing a connection between them, brings back the idea of a cloister in the Medieval Age. A space full of light, monumentality and generator of life experiencies. 

Mr Hulot keeps jumping from room to room, surprising the viewer, that keeps discovering them with him. In each and every one of them, he finds experiencies that appeal to different senses, like a model, a film or a interactive panel. 

With the arrival of the night, Mr. Hulot comes back to the exterior to admire the building and its lighting.  The film ends when Mr. Hulot finds a balcony from where he peeks between the shadows.

Video facts

Direction & Production: Building Pictures 

Camera: Sara Nunes

Post-production: Sara Nunes

Sound Design: Ana Pedro

Music: Bruno Ferreira

M. Hulot: Francisco Relvas

Child: Fausto

Location: Lousada – Porto, Portugal

All images courtesy of Building Pictures 

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