Paris-LILIAN Projects 19 Created 14-Jul-12 By yun chen, beijing, China Jussieu 16M Atrium Périphériques es university Musée du Quai Branly Arab World Institute A-Poc Boutique Villa la Roche Espace Citroën Centre Georges Pompidou Ministere de la Culture Fondation Cartier 6 Communist Party Headquarters Le Grand Louvre 13 Cinémathèque Française 14 Rue des Suisses 15 Notre Dame de Pentecôte 16 Franck Hammoutène church 7 Cité de la Mode et du Design 17 Jakob + MacFarlane cafe, commercial space, office 8 Maison du Brésil 18 Le Corbusier student housing 9 Hotel Gabriel Paris Marais 19 ASAA hotel 10 Jean Nouvel exposition space, museum, office Herzog and De Meuron housing Francis Soler government 5 Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners auditorium, congress centre, exposition space, library, museum 12 Gehry Partners auditorium, cinema, library, museum Manuelle Gautrand showroom 4 Le Corbusier private house, museum, gallery Grande Arche IM Pei museum Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec shop 3 Jean Nouvel culture, library, museum Johann Otto von Spreckelsen exposition space, landmark, office Jean Nouvel museum 2 Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant Church 20 ASure-Studio church 11 Oscar Niemeyer government, office http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 1
photo: Andre Staalenhoef photo: Luc Boegly Jussieu 16M Atrium Place Jussieu 2 75005 Paris http://wwwepajussieufr/ photo: Luc Boegly Jussieu Campus consists out of a regular grid of 6-floor wings and is generally decried as an architectural failure The hollow space under the buildings enables wind to build up its force, the regular grid plan is confusing and polluted with asbestos It has increasingly degraded, leaving its facade covered in graffiti The new 16M building extends and completes the grid plan that architect Edouard Albert designed in the 60s; based on the existing system, but at the same time deforms it: where Albert laid out a single patio, Périphériques planned two The façades are glazed on the same pattern as Albert s existing building But the glass metal skin composed of ten types of panels perforated with circular holes of different sizes give the façades complex and variable depth At ground floor, the existing slab on which the university buildings are built folds up in an origami-like orange ramp to even up the levels in a fluid movement Floor area/size 2006 16700 m² Périphériques es EPA Jussieu peripheriques The campus is served by the Paris Métro station Jussieu, as well as numerous bus lines http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 2
photo: musée du quai Branly Nicolas Borel photo: musée du quai Branly Nicolas Borel Musée du Quai Branly Quai Branly 37 75007 Paris http://wwwquaibranlyfr/ Mitterrand sprinkled Paris with bold landmarks, from Pei's glass pyramid at the Louvre to Dominique Perrault's National Library Georges Pompidou built the colorful machinelike museum Like its predecessors, Chirac s new Quai Branly has stirred considerable resentment Defiant, mysterious and wildly eccentric, it is not an easy building to love Its jumble of different structures, set in a lush green garden on the bank of the Seine in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, hardly conforms to notions of Parisian monumental elegance Yet, Jean Nouvel's design creates a kaleidoscopic montage of urban impressions And once you give yourself over to the experience, you may find it the greatest monument to French popular culture since the Pompidou The building combines angular glass walls with futuristic cubes of bright color and outside, a green wall of thick vegetation, suggestive of a forest or a jungle An enormous curved glass wall shields the garden from cars roaring by An urban oasis photo: musée du quai Branly - Nicolas Borel Floor area/size 6-2006 76500 m² Supplier Jean Nouvel Trespa Etablissement public du Musée du Quai Branly MI_MOA Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 6:30 pm, and on Thursdays, till 9:30 pm Closed Monday The museum is next tot the Eiffel Tower Entry to the museum is via rue de l Université or via Quai Branly Metro : Iéna (line 9), Alma-Marceau (line 9), Pont de l Alma (RER C), Bir Hakeim (line 6) Bus : line 42 Eiffel Tower stop; lines 63, 80, 92: Bosquet-Rapp stop; line 72 Musée d art moderne Palais de Tokyo stop River shuttle : Eiffel Tower stop (Batobus, Bateaux parisiens et Vedettes de Paris) Paying car park accessed via 25 quai Branly http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 3
photo: IMA photo: IMA / Georges Fessy Arab World Institute Rue des Fosses-Saint-Bernard 1 75005 Paris http://wwwimarabeorg In 1980, 18 Arab countries concluded an agreement with to establish the AWI to spread knowledge and research the Arab World s language, and its cultural and spiritual values, reflecting the opinion, that the Arab world - its civilization and values, its past and future - needs to be better known and understood in the West It supplies cultural information in a wide range of media: libraries, electronic databanks, a conventional, glass-case museum, audio-visual displays, and an outreach program of touring exhibits and performances as well This is not an Arab building, but an occidental one, it s not pastiche, like the Paris Mosque, but modern and from an urban point of view The Institute is a hinge between 2 cultures and histories Certain symbolic items like the moucharabiehs whose polygons of varying shapes and sizes, create a geometric effect recalling the Alhambra It AWI has been conceived equally by Jean Nouvel, ure-studio, Pierre Soria and Gilbert Lezenes photo: IMA Floor area/size 1987 25263 m² Main designer, Jean Nouvel ASure-Studio Gilbert Lezenes Pierre Soria Institut du Monde Arabe MI_MOA Daily from 10:00 to 18:00 except Mondays Library: 13:00 until 20:00 except Sunday and Monday Métro : Jussieu, Cardinal-Lemoine, Sully-Morland Bus : 24, 63, 67, 86, 87, 89 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 4
photo: Morgane Le Gall photo: Morgane Le Gall A-Poc Boutique Rue des Francs Bourgeois 47 75004 Paris http://wwwisseymiyakecojp/ This Issey Miyake shop was conceived of as a support: to carry the clothes and accessories of a collection that changes and evolves every 6 months The framework is a corian structure that runs along walls and ceiling It is composed of 3 horizontal bars, a traditional one at the height of a clothes rail, one higher and one lower The ceiling is criss-crossed with bars that primarily serve to carry the clothes on hangers Then, a series of accessories, which are also placed on the framework, allows you to arrange other elements in a different way: big vertical metal plaques act as boards to which the clothes have been attached with magnets; horizontal plates hold clothes laid out flat, and also shoes or bags The curtains of the changing rooms are made up of a set of upholstered strips They make the space of the changing rooms gentler, almost sound-proofed This was the first interior commission, until then Bouroullec s work had been restricted to furniture and objects photo: Morgane Le Gall Floor area/size 2000 120 m² Interior architect Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec Issey Miyake toffe_tico Métro : St Paul http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 5
photo: Michael Noordam photo: Michael Noordam Villa la Roche Square du Docteur-Blanche 10 75016 Paris http://wwwfondationlecorbusierassofr/ Villa La Roche was built as a home for Raoul La Roche, a Swiss banker and collector of avant-garde art Among other things, the house would serve as a private gallery to display La Roche's extensive art collection Built in a private Paris courtyard, the house had major constraints imposed by the site and its zoning restrictions, including a north orientation, existing trees and height and boundary limitations Inside the building, to display the art, an architectural promenade was made, a theme inspired by Le Corbusier's visit to the Acropolis in 1911 and repeated most strikingly in his Carpenter centre for the Visual Arts nearly forty years later The promenade goes up and down staircases, leads you through tight spaces, in-between balconies, open surveys, down ramps and into a beautifully lit library This idea of a spatial sequence was re-invented by many modern architects, after Le Corbusier 1925 Main designer, Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret Raoul La Roche Michael_Noordam photo: Michael Noordam 10 am to 1230 pm - 130 to 6 pm (Mondays 130 pm - Fridays 5 pm) Saturdays 10 am to 5 pm Closed : Sundays, Monday mornings and public holidays The villa is open to the public, administered by the Fondation Le Corbusier, which is based in the adjoining Villa Jeanneret at 8 square du Docteur-Blanche For reservations please call +33 1 42 88 41 53 or visit wwwfondationlecorbusierassofr he villa is ten minutes' walk west of Jasmin metro station line 9 (Jasmin) / liges 9 and 10 (Michel-Ange - Auteuil) Bus : line 52 (La Fontaine - Mozart) / Line PC : (Suchet - Raffet) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 6
photo: Maarten Helle photo: Maarten Helle Espace Citroën Avenue des Champs-Elysées 42 75008 Paris The car manufacturer with the handsomest (red-and-white) garages is undoubtedly Citroën Following in the footsteps of founder André Citroën, who regarded architecture as an important part of his marketing strategy, architect Manuelle Gautrand built the company the ultimate showroom on the Champs-Elysées in Paris Gautrand used the glass of the faceted window as a symbol of the marque's creativity and innovativeness She fused the corporate logo with the façade structure: the frame is made up of inverted V-shapes Behind the skin is the spectacle of a completely open space in which cars are displayed in a metres-high tower 2006 Manuelle Gautrand Citroën HelleBeelden photo: Maarten Helle Located in the 8th arrondissement Metro Station 'Franklin D Roosevelt' is close by, as well as 'George V' http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 7
photo: Michael Buschor photo: Michael Buschor Centre Georges Pompidou Place Georges Pompidou 1 75191 Paris http://wwwcentrepompidoufr Centre Georges Pompidou is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the IVe arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles and the Marais It houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information, a public library, the Musée National d'art Moderne, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research The building was designed by the architects Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers and Sue Rogers and engineers Peter Rice and Edmund Happold, whose design was not popular at first However, under the guidance of its first director, Pontus Hultén, it quickly became a noted attraction in Paris The Pompidou 'revolutionized museums,' the Pritzker jury said, 'transforming what had once been elite monuments into popular places of social and cultural exchange, woven into the heart of the city The characteristic piping is colour-coded according to the contents: yellow for electricity, red for transport, blue for water, and green for air' [Wikipediaorg] photo: Michael Buschor 1977 Main designer, Interior architect Services engineer Contractor Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Gianfranco Franchini Renzo Piano Ove Arup and Partners Grands Travaux de Marseilles Ministère des Affaires Culturelles, Ministère de l Education Nationale Buschi Museum, Exhibitions 11am-9pm, ticket counters closed at 8 pm Rooms closed at 850 pm Late night openings for certain exhibitions, as indicated on the website, Thursdays and Fridays to 11 pm Ticket counters closed at 10 pm Atelier Brancusi: every day, except Tuesdays, 2-6 pm To avoid queuing up, best after 5 pm Public Reference Library (Bpi): Weekdays: 12-10 pm Saturdays, Sundays & public holidays: 11 am-10 pm Metro Stations 'Rambuteau', 'Hôtel de Ville' or 'Châtelet - Les Halles' http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 8
photo: Georges Fessy photo: Georges Fessy Ministere de la Culture Rue Saint-Honoré 182 75001 Paris http://wwwculturegouvfr/ The aim of this project was to regroup on a single site all the services of the Ministry of Culture, previously dispersed over 17 different locations around the city Francis Soler resolved the major constraints -disparity in dates and indifferent architectural style of the two existing buildings- into elements of unity and identity This unity is omnipresent in the internal space planning: the two buildings have been remodelled in their substance to require the obtained density, optimize work spaces and interconnect the different floor levels The other unifying element is purely architectural In the manner of Christo, Soler has wrapped the old buildings, walls and roof included, in a continuous organic-weave mesh of steel lace Without entirely effacing underlying differences, this stainless steel veil imparts continuity to the disparate volumes It hangs like a loose net detached from the elevations, its appearance changing in phase with the sun, shadows, day and night photo: Georges Fessy Public access unknown! 2004 Main designer, Interior architect Landscape designer General consultant Francis Soler Frédéric Druot Michel Desvignes Patrick Blanc Ministry of Culture Xavier_Gonzalez http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 9
photo: Philippe Ruault photo: Philippe Ruault Fondation Cartier Boulevard Raspail 261 75014 Paris http://fondationcartiercom/ In 1994, the Fondation Cartier moved, exchanging Jouy-en-Josas near Versailles for the boulevard Raspail in the heart of Paris Its new premises were designed by Jean Nouvel, an architect celebrated in and throughout the world for the unique way in which he dematerializes architectural structure He also famously designed the Institut du Monde Arabe (1987) and the Musée du Quai Branly (2006), both in Paris For the external façade, he designed a glass screen running parallel to the boulevard Raspail that would prolong the boulevard s perspective Behind this transparent wall, a cedar of Lebanon planted by Chateaubriand in 1823 emerges from a monumental flower pot clad with multi-colored mosaics, a witty creation by the Italian designer Alessandro Mendini Above the entrance to the building rises a wall of plants commissioned in 1998 from Patrick Blanc, a specialist in tropical botany and the creator of this innovative design photo: Patrick Gries Floor area/size 1994 11300 m² Structural engineer Jean Nouvel Arup Gan Vie boeboe Daily, except Monday, from 11-20:00 hr On Tuesday evenings its open until 22:00 hr The Fondation Cartier is on the east side of the boulevard Raspail in the 14th Arrondissement Either walk North from Denfert-Rochereau (RER Line B or Metro lines 4 and 6) or walk South from Raspail (Metro lines 4 and 6) Bus numbers 38 and 68 stop at Denfert-Rochereau http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 10
photo: Viktor Ramos photo: Viktor Ramos Communist Party Headquarters Place Colonel Fabien 2 75019 Paris http://wwwpcffr The avant-garde building conceived by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer has become super hip In 2000, Italian fashion house Prada rented the building to present its collection Niemeyer has created a beautiful building He wanted a simple construction without ornament The walls of the Place du Colonel Fabien have kept the marks of the wooden boards used to build them Oscar Niemeyer said the headquarters was ''a piece of work which will constitute in this city, I am sure, an example of contemporary architecture, and even, permit me to say, a tourist attraction'' The main conference room with metal slates hanging vertically on the walls is situated below ground level and has Niemeyer desks and chairs The room's dome (see the satellite images) is on the lawn in front of the curved six-story main building, sheathed in glass 1972 Oscar Niemeyer Communist Party Naomi photo: Viktor Ramos open Monday through Friday from 9 am to 4 pm; tours by appointment by can be arranged by e-mail at vbenoit@pcffr or at 011-33140401212 or 01 40 40 12 12 Take the subway to Colonel Fabien, or Jaurès or Bolivar http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 11
photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd Grande Arche Rue Carpeax 92044 Paris http://wwwgrandearchecom/ The Grande Arche de la Fraternité is a monument in the business district of La Défense to the west of Paris It is usually known as the Arche de la Défense or simply as La Grande Arche An international design competition was launched at the initiative of French president François Mitterrand Danish architect Johann Otto von Spreckelsen (1929 1987) designed the winning entry to be a 20th century version of the Arc de Triomphe: a monument to humanity and humanitarian ideals rather than military victories After Spreckelsen's death in 1987, his associate, French architect Paul Andreu, completed the work The Arche is almost a perfect cube (width: 108m, height: 110m, depth: 112m The two sides house government offices The roof section, exploited by is an exhibition centre 1990 Main designer, Johann Otto von Spreckelsen Paul Andreu City of Paris boeboe photo: Dirk Verwoerd Open 7 days a week : 10am / 8pm from the 1st of April to the 30th of September 10am / 7pm from the 1st of October to the 31th of March Take the subway to La Défense Call 01 49 07 27 55 or email tourisme@grandearchecom http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 12
photo: João Pereira de Sousa photo: João Pereira de Sousa Le Grand Louvre Place du Palais Royal 2 75001 Paris http://wwwlouvrefr/ The central courtyard of the museum, on the axis of the Champs-Élysées, is occupied by the Louvre Pyramid, which serves as the main entrance to the museum This leads into a new central circulation space for the main wings of the galleries and as a visual centre point for the vast sprawling exterior The challenge for celebrity architect IM Pei was to create a design that would accomplish its task while at the same time allow the Louvre Museum to remain the focus of attention The solution he came up with was a series of glass pyramids The structures jut into the sky to draw the gaze of tourists and let them know this is where they should be But at the same time it allows both them and the Parisians the ability to see through it and revel in the elder architectural masterpiece The project also included the construction of a shopping mall, cultural center, an auditorium, and parking garages photo: João Pereira de Sousa 1989 Contractor IM Pei Dumez François Mitterrand Lotje The museum is open every day except Tuesday Admission to the Louvre is free on the first Sunday of every month Take the Metro (Lines 1 or 7) to the station Palais Royale Musée du Louvre, and follow signs to the museum; The following bus lines stop in front of the Pyramid: 21, 24, 27, 39, 48, 68, 69, 72, 81, 95, and the Paris Open Tour bus; An underground parking garage is available for those coming by car The entrance is located on avenue du Général Lemonnier It is open daily from 7 am to 11 pm; If you come by Batobus, get off at the Louvre stop, quai François Mitterrand http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 13
photo: isida photo: isida Cinémathèque Française Rue de Bercy 51 75012 Paris http://wwwcinemathequefr/ The Cinémathèque is setting up in the building which was initially conceived by the architect Frank O Gehry known as the famous Bilbao Guggenheim museum architect The Cinémathèque building was wittily named "the dancer raising her tutu" by its creator It faces a park on one side and features a reception hall which makes use of space and light in a very nice way, contrasting with the elevation made of white stone on the side facing Bercy Street The inside spaces, reconverted by the architect Dominique Brard, make use of an abundance of inclined planes which enable communication between the different volumes and the great number of overlaped levels [from the project's website] Cinémathèque Française hosts the largest archive of films, movie documents, and film-related objects in the world It holds daily screenings of a variety of films from all over the world photo: isida 1994 Main designer, Interior architect Gehry Partners Dominique Brard isida Temporary and permanent exhibitions: During the week from 12 pm to 7 pm, open until 10 pm on Thursdays Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 8 pm ural tour for individuals: every first Sunday of the month at 11 am Metro: Bercy - Lignes 6 and 14 Bus: 24 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 14
photo: Piotr Krajewski Rue des Suisses Rue des Suisses 17 75014 Paris http://17ruedessuissesmirrorzcom/ This is the first project in Paris by the Herzog De Meuron team on an unusual site in the 14th Arrondisement not far from Gare Montparnesse The result of a 1966 competition sponsored by the Paris public housing agency Régie Immobilière de la Paris (RVIP), the project is built on three interconnected parcels that include infill sites on two sides of a long perimeter block that face a long narrow plot on the interior of the block The infill buildings are built to the neighbourhood height of 7 floors, while the interior slab is only 3 floors in height Entry to the interior of the block is made beneath the infill buildings In addition to the 4 story difference in building height, the long narrow block designed as a free-standing element in a long narrow garden and is protected with curving rolling wooden blinds that are in sharp contrast to the folding metal blinds that cover the façades of the street buildings The three buildings contain about 60 flats and basement parking Project is not public! 2000 Herzog and De Meuron pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski 17/19 Rue des Suisses/Rue Jonquoy, 14th http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 15
photo: Yuri Palmin photo: Piotr Krajewski Notre Dame de Pentecôte Place de la Défense 3 92053 Paris http://catholiquesaladefenseceffr/ The Notre Dame de Pentecôte Church was designed by Paris-based architect Franck Hammoutène with his competition winning design The giant translucent glass wall at the front of the church is 115-feet tall but only 31 inches thick and can be seen from 2 km away The building won the 2002 DuPont Benedictus Award 2001 Franck Hammoutène pkrajewski_pl photo: Dirk Verwoerd http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 16
photo: goa Cité de la Mode et du Design Quai d'austerlitz 75013 Paris In Paris's 13th arrondissement, Parisian architects Jakob + MacFarlane have converted the existing concrete skeleton of a former warehouse into a center for design and fashion The architects constantly explore all forms and 'non-forms', which is visible in this project: parasitical volumes in apple-green spindles colonize the entire façade photo: goa Floor area/size 2008 20000 m², Interior architect, Landscape architect, Urban planner Jakob + MacFarlane goa Institut Français de la Mode Metro : Gare d'austerlitz The building lies directly next to the Seine between the Pont Charles de Gaulle and the Pont de Bercy http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 17
photo: goa photo: goa Maison du Brésil Boulevard Jourdan 7L 75014 Paris http://wwwmaisondubresilorg This housing block at the Cité Universitaire complex in Paris was designed by Le Corbusier for Brazilian students and researchers 1953, Artist, Interior architect, Landscape architect, Urban planner Le Corbusier goa Brazilian Government photo: goa Monday - Friday: 0800-1200 & 1300-2000 / Saturday: 1000-1300 & 1400-2000 Station RER B: Cité Universitaire Bus: 67, 21 and T3 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 18
photo: David Cohen Hotel Gabriel Paris Marais Rue du Grand Prieuré 25 75011 Paris http://wwwparis-hotel-plessiscom/ Axel Schoenert es Associés (ASAA) has created the Hotel Gabriel Paris Marais as the first Detox Hotel, entirely devoted to well-being and regeneration following the dream of a 1930's atmosphere First of all, it quickly becomes clear that the client and the architects wanted to realise a quiet and closed space dedicated to tourists who would like to have a real experience spending time in the hotel Mixing influences and styles to create a proper atmosphere perfectly matched the development of an atmosphere around a design period, to improve your ideas on this period and to link it with the present photo: Bielsa Floor area/size 3-2009 2500 m² Lighting designer ASAA ASAA Hotel Gabriel Paris Marais Axel_Schoenert_architectes 0800-2200 Underground: Republic / Lines 3-5-8-9-11 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 19
photo: Gaston Bergeret photo: Gaston Bergeret Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant Church Rue d'alleray 81 75015 Paris This church for 350 parishioners in Paris is located on Rue d'alleray and includes a presbytery of 4 apartments Floor area/size 1998 1600 m², Interior architect, Urban planner ASure-Studio ure-studio Association Diocésaine de Paris photo: Gaston Bergeret http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lilianchen89/guides/paris-lilian/ 20