Paris Projects 20 Created 11-Jul-08 By Sang Eun Lee, Providence, United States Cinémathèque Française Paris, Gehry Partners auditorium, cinema, library, museum Housing at Rue Chevaleret Le Grand Louvre Parc André Citroën Rue de Meaux Housing Communist Party Headquarters Fondation Cartier Centre Georges Pompidou 6 Visium Plaine Saint Denis Police Station 13 Hotel Fouquet's Barrière 14 Gymnasium Maurice Berlemont 15 Villa la Roche 16 Paris, Le Corbusier private house, museum, gallery 7 Bibliothèque Nationale François Mitterand 17 Paris, Dominique Perrault square, library, landmark 8 Tower Flower 18 Paris, Edouard François social housing, housing 9 Arab World Institute 19 Paris, Jean Nouvel culture, library, museum 10 Paris, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners auditorium, congress centre, exposition space, library, museum Paris, Emmanuel Saadi leisure, sport Paris, Francis Soler government 5 Paris, Jean Nouvel exposition space, museum, office Ministere de la Culture 12 Paris, Edouard François hotel Paris, Oscar Niemeyer government, office 4 Paris, Renzo Piano housing Espace Citroën Paris, X-TU ure police station Paris, Jean-Paul Viguier SA d'ure park 3 Paris, IM Pei museum Paris, Manuelle Gautrand showroom Paris, Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés housing 2 Musée du Quai Branly 20 Paris, Jean Nouvel museum 11 Arcueil, Christian Devillers office http://wwwmimoaeu/users/losoe/guides/paris/ Jussieu 16M Atrium 21 Paris, Périphériques es university 1
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/losoe/guides/paris/ 2
Housing at Rue Chevaleret Rue Chevaleret 45 75013 Paris This project is located in the surroundings of the National Library of, in a new neighbourhood which is being built on the banks of the Seine over one of the very few pieces of land that the city of Paris had at its disposal The operation includes a wide variety of uses, integrating homes, offices and facilities in similar proportions and in the same area of the city Including public rental homes like these in big cities counteracts the effect that high prices that tend to invade the centre of a metropolis, creating homes affordable only to the wealthier sector In operations like this one, the idea is to curb the tendency that has arisen in the past few years, the tendency to force the majority of the population to look for homes in the suburbs, further and further from the city Project is not public! 2006 12120 m² Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés La Sabliére aplust photo: Philippe Ruault http://wwwmimoaeu/users/losoe/guides/paris/ 3
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/losoe/guides/paris/ 4
photo: Lotje van Ooststroom photo: Lotje van Ooststroom Parc André Citroën Quai André-Citroën 75015 Paris The park occupies the site where the Citroën factory stood from 1915-1970 The park is split into several parts The White Garden is tree-lined, with little foliage which opens on to the neighboring area In its center there is a patio with white flowering plants The Dark Garden is a sort of enclosed labyrinth, highly shaded with very dense and dark vegetation and terraces giving on to a small square The Central Park consists of a large, rectangular expanse of lawn, diagonally sliced by a walkway On the south side of the lawn are two very large, fifteen meter-high greenhouses, which also function as sitting-rooms and are themed in correspondence with the adjacent Theme Gardens Both greenhouses are bordered by dozens of closely trimmed Magnolia trees and separated by a pavement of 120 individual dancing fountains This futuristic park was supposed to foreshadow the leisure spaces of the third millennium, but is that reflects today s reality? The opinions are unfortunately various photo: Lotje van Ooststroom 1992 130000 m² Main designer, Jean-Paul Viguier SA d'ure Berger & Anziutti Alain Provost François Seigneur Gilles Clement Patrick Charoin SEMEA 15 City of Paris, Directorate of Parks, Gardens and Green Spaces Landscape designer Cooperating designer Landscape designer Project manager Contractor The park is open from dawn to 6 pm on weekdays, and from 9 am to 6pm on weekends and holidays Lotje Entrance at Rue Balard By bus: Batobus, Quai André Citroën By subway: 10 Javel ; 8 Lourmel, Place Balard By train: C, Boulevard Victor http://wwwmimoaeu/users/losoe/guides/paris/ 5
photo: Viktor Ramos photo: Viktor Ramos Rue de Meaux Housing Rue de Meaux 75019 Paris The residential complex in the 19th district of Paris is composed of 220 low cost apartments The homes all face a central internal garden planted with birch trees Research into the grain and color of materials led to the creation of a ' double-skinned' facade system and the use of terracotta Project is not public! 1991 Landscape designer Renzo Piano Desvigne & Dalnoky R'egie Immobilière de la Ville de Paris + Les Mutuelles du Mans Naomi photo: Viktor Ramos Take the subway to Jaurès http://wwwmimoaeu/users/losoe/guides/paris/ 6
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/losoe/guides/paris/ 7
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 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/losoe/guides/paris/ 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/losoe/guides/paris/ 9
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/losoe/guides/paris/ 10
photo: Tina Behnke photo: Dusapin Leclerq Visium Avenue Aristide Briand 1 94110 Arcueil http://wwwportes-d-arcueilfr/ A diverse program is built for meetings, conferences and offices in the heart of the La Vache Noire business district, south-west of the city centre of Paris This office building is part of a greater whole, the so called "Portes d Arcueil", which is an ambitious program to expand the economic activities in this area: with 97000 m2 of offices, 50000 m2 commercial space, 500 new apartments and new public spaces The project is intended to enhance the public life, with culture and commercial activities in a new business area, on the gates of the French Capital The office of Dusapin-Leclerq is responsible for the masterplan of the area The office of Devilliers was invited to design the Plein Sud de Thalès, on the southern end of the site The design is characterized by its extreme purity and high-tech façade The cube office block has a double glazed façade photo: Tina Behnke Project is not public! 2007 13000 m² Main designer, Urban planner Christian Devillers Dusapin Leclercq Tina Behnke SADEV 94 + ICADE Tertial Tina_Behnke A special exhibition is made at the Maison des Portes d Arcueil to give information on the project : avenue Laplace à Arcueil 76 For more information, see http://wwwsadev94fr/operations/arcueil_ope_maisonphp With the bus RER line B, stop at "Laplace" The office building is situated in the heart of La Vache Noire business district (near the RN20) in Arcueil http://wwwmimoaeu/users/losoe/guides/paris/ 11
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/losoe/guides/paris/ 12
photo: Jean Marie Monthiers photo: Jean Marie Monthiers Plaine Saint Denis Police Station Rue du Landy 39 92110 Paris Saint Denis, a former industrial area located in the northern suburbs of Paris, suffers from public safety problems This has led to a new kind of police station designed to meet local conditions X-TU's police station is the outcome of a rigorous analysis of issues like security, communications and circulation This resulted in 2 completely segregated entrances The first is intended for visitors, who enter a lobby through a monitored security entrance The second entrance is reserved for police personnel, and provides access through a secured courtyard into a second lobby that communicates with all floors and internal services While its functionality is beyond reproach, the St Denis police station also offers an interesting, sculptural silhouette formed by a set of interlocking volumes Their sides are in black glazed concrete or in serigraphed white glass, the pattern density of which provides opacity or transparency depending on the degree of confidentiality required photo: Jean Marie Monthiers 2006 X-TU ure Ministère de l'intérieur Xavier_Gonzalez http://wwwmimoaeu/users/losoe/guides/paris/ 13
photo: Andre Staalenhoef photo: Andre Staalenhoef Hotel Fouquet's Barrière Avenue George V 46 75008 Paris http://wwwfouquets-barrierecom/ Located in the heart of Paris, this 80-room luxury hotel is designed with a new moulded façade as replica of a Haussmann façade A typical Hausmann building on the Champs Elysess was copied so the new hotel would seamlessly fit into its surroundings The corner addition connects to its neighbours, but the existing façade does not relate to its interior, the architect punched new wholes into the concrete where necessary The combination of this copied, moulded concrete façade with pierced and stuck-on modern additions, make a very intriguing image photo: Edou Bonnema 10-2006 16000 m² Edouard François Groupe Lucien Barrière Edou_Bonnema Hotel only for guests; http://wwwfouquets-barrierecom/ metro George V (line 1) stops in Front of the Hotel The hotel is on the corner of Champs-Elysées and Georges V avenues http://wwwmimoaeu/users/losoe/guides/paris/ 14
photo: Edou Bonnema photo: Edou Bonnema Gymnasium Maurice Berlemont Rue de l'orillon 22 75011 Paris http://wwwmairie11parisfr/ For all inhabitants and young people in the neighborhood of "Fontaine Au Roi - Orillon" architect Emmanuel Saadi was commissioned with the design of the new gymnasium Maurice Berlemont The complex is open not only during school time, but also after school, for the young to go play and encourage social integration Before it was built, there was a playground on the site In order to reduce noise levels, the playground was converted into a gymnasium with walls made of glass bricks, allowing the inside to be seen from the outside and vice-versa It had to be a very public, open and free building The project was financed with public funds of the city of Paris A questionnaire was made to analyze the inhabitants most prominent wishes It took three years of dialogue and reflection between the local politicians of the 11e quarter and the department of Youth and Sports of the municipality of Paris, before a decision was made and start this project photo: Edou Bonnema 4-2006 2000000 m² Emmanuel Saadi City of Paris Edou_Bonnema Monday, Tuesday, Thursday Friday and Saturday from 08:00 22:00 h Wednesday 09:00 22:00 h and Sunday from 08:00 18:00 h for more information visit: wwwsportparisfr or wwwmairie11parisfr Go to Metro Belleville, then walk down the Rue Louis Bonnet http://wwwmimoaeu/users/losoe/guides/paris/ 15
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/losoe/guides/paris/ 16
photo: Jeroen Apers photo: Jeroen Apers Bibliothèque Nationale François Mitterand Quai François-Mauriac 1 75706 Paris http://wwwbnffr/ On 14 July 1988, François Mitterrand announced the construction and the expansion of one of the largest and most modern libraries in the world, intended to cover all fields of knowledge, and designed to be accessible to all, using the most modern data transfer technologies, which could be consulted from a distance, and which would collaborate with other European libraries In July 1989, the services of the architectural firm of Dominique Perrault were retained After the move of the major collections from the rue de Richelieu, the National Library of opened to the public on 20 December 1996 It contains more than ten million volumes The new complex consists of a large esplanade and four identical L-shaped towers, whose form recalls the shape of an open book This architecture was controversial; many considered it too costly, and not very suitable to the storage of book collections Indeed, wooden boards had to be set up at the windows to protect the books from the light photo: Jeroen Apers 4-1995 365178 m² Security consultant Services engineer Dominique Perrault Séchaud & Bossuyt HGM Guy Huguet SA Ministère de la Culture Apers Take the RER to the Library's own station, Bibliothèque François Mitterand http://wwwmimoaeu/users/losoe/guides/paris/ 17
photo: Jeroen Apers photo: Jeroen Apers Tower Flower Rue Albert Roussel 23 75017 Paris "Flower Tower" is a bit of a misnomer since bamboo isn't a regularly flowering plant (bamboo generally dies after flowering, and most species are long lived, so you connect the dots), but it sounds better than "Bamboo Building" I guess This Parisian apartment block features a green facade of bamboo planted in 380 large concrete pots embedded in the balconies Project is not public! 6-2004 2600 m² Edouard François OPAC de Paris Apers photo: Jeroen Apers http://wwwmimoaeu/users/losoe/guides/paris/ 18
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 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/losoe/guides/paris/ 19
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 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/losoe/guides/paris/ 20
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 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/losoe/guides/paris/ 21