SUMMER WORKSHOPS 2025
PRIVATE / PUBLIC SPHERES
JULY 6TH – SEPTEMBER 6TH
In today’s hyper-connected world our understanding of public and private spheres undergoes profound transformation. The boundaries between the personal and the shared have blurred and challenge our concepts of intimacy, time, community, or self.
This shift is not just a social phenomenon but a systemic change that reshapes the ways we interact, communicate and build environments for our lives. Design, in this context, proves to be a powerful tool that offers all means to examine, mediate and re-imagine the world around.
This year, our workshops use design as a lens to interrogate these evolving spheres. By exploring the tensions and intersections between the public and private domains, we aim to develop situation- and site-specific responses that capture this complexity.
‘To change something, build a new model that makes obsolete the existing one’, said Buckminster Fuller, one of the great creative minds of the 20th century. Let’s come together this summer to reimagine and reshape our environments – it’s time to reconnect.
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! All prices shown on the website include a 10% discount, valid until April 30, 2025
For over 30 years, the non-profit organisation CIRECA (Centre International de Recherche et d’Education Culturelle et Agricole), organises Boisbuchet’s interdisciplinary program of hands-on workshops: Participants from all over the world living and working together with noted designers, architects and artists – not to come up with perfect results but to gain insights into creative processes and the challenges involved.
FAQ
No, in Boisbuchet we believe in collaboration, which is why everyone is invited to participate in the workshops. Because diversity is an essential part of our philosophy, we don’t select participants: No diplomas or qualifications required, except for speaking English.
We organize a shuttle bus every Sunday at 5pm, from the Poitiers train station to Boisbuchet. Our staff will be at the train station to escort you to the bus. The shuttle leaves back on Saturday morning around 10am and drops you off at the Poitiers train station no later than 1pm. If you are driving your own car, the address is: Domaine de Boisbuchet, 16500 Lessac. Signs will guide you to the Domaine as soon as you arrive in Lessac.
Summers are generally hot in Boisbuchet, but at night the temperature goes down quickly. And occasionally, there are rainy days. In any case, you should bring comfortable working clothes for your workshop. Don’t forget that we do not provide towels.
Boisbuchet has it’s own little shop at the Mill, with snacks and souvenirs. There is a kiosk and a post office in Lessac (3km away), and the closest pharmacy is in Confolens (10km away).
Yes. If you are a EU citizen, you just have to bring your European Health Insurance Card, which is provided for free by your national health service. If you are coming from outside the EU, you should purchase a health insurance policy covering the duration of your trip to France.
There is no public transportation between Boisbuchet and other surrounding towns. If you need, you can always book a taxi here. Or rent a bike.
Yes, there is a public network that covers most public areas.
Boisbuchet is a kind of utopian community, where knowledge and relationships wonder together among these surprising buildings.
For me, it was an unexpected experience, full of extraordinary people, a peaceful environment and so many warm smiles.
It is a place to make, think, and also to stop thinking.
I felt at home because everyone treated me like family.
PARTNERS 2025
