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the 150 year-old art nouveau icon is scheduled to open by the end of may after over 15 years of construction.
the interior design juxtaposes existing historical features of the building with clean, contemporary lines.
the house is designed to resemble a large piece of a tree trunk.
'the difficult part in moving a city is to preserve its sense of belonging, the history and the soul of the community,' says alexandra hagen, CEO of white arkitekter.
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Interesting that the guide provided in the ‘Project House’ in the corner of the old Magasin La Samaritaine on rue de Rivoli says that Sanaa are the “whole site architect designers”! and does not mention at all Edouard François. I do wonder about the undulating glass facade to rue de Rivoli. They mention that it reproduces the Haussmanian rhythm! I recall Herzog and de Meuron were also in the running for this project. Did they make a proposal? I was not aware that full planning permits were granted. Is this the case?
Sanaa is not the architect in charge of the building Quai du Louvre. Edouard François is the architect in charge of the renovation of the Henri Sauvage building and its transformation into a hotel –Cheval Blanc (for LVMH).
The image showing the Quai du Louvre façade design and its renovation, submitted by SAANA, actually belongs to Edouard Francois and represents his work.
So sorry about this design. Why they didn’t pay attention to the extraordinary avantgardic value of this building? I have impression that they start to reproduce same pattern…. I am quite bored of japanese white.
Wow! perfect…
another excellent design. ♥ SANAA