Wall of bread in Montpellier, France made out of stacked baguettes invites visitors to step into a surreal architectural experience.

Paysage de Pain (Landscape of Bread) constructed from unsold baguettes by MERO in partnership with local non-profit Pain Espoir.

Baguette Wall responds to a sobering truth: France discards a staggering amount of bread daily.

It demands creativity in how we handle food waste and design for a more responsible future.

Why bread? Because France wastes a shocking amount of it. According to a study, 11% of bread in bakeries goes unsold and 60% of that is destroyed.

People can walk between the warm-toned layers, touching the crisp surface of something meant to be eaten but now designed to be contemplated.

Paysage de Pain is a multi-sensory dialogue. It is a feast for the eyes, a challenge to our habits, and a celebration of creative sustainability.

Set within a courtyard during the 2025 Festival des Architectures Vives, the wall of bread challenges traditional notions of gluttony.

The baguette is elevated from forgotten leftover into a textured building block, forming soft corridors of crust and flour.

Each baguette is part of a larger landscape, carefully arranged to create wave like walls that reflect natural forms and the rhythm of daily consumption.

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