Crédits : Charlène Campos. Translation: Jill Harry. Pictures: Ambroise Tézenas / Centre des monuments nationaux, Jean-Pierre Delagarde / Centre des monuments nationaux, Getty Images, Ph. Jacob, RR
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Symbolic of the 18th-century neo-classical style and a gem on Place de la Concorde, the Hôtel de la Marine re-opened its doors in 2021 following extensive restoration. Designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel in honour of King Louis XV, this Parisian palace then played host to the Garde-Meuble Royal, an institution in charge of the king’s furniture. Beneath its symmetrical façade, immersive paths now unfurl, tracing its life from ceremonial salons to apartments with identical furnishings. In its courtyard of honour, the most spectacular feature is the glass roof designed by architects Christophe Bottineau and Hugh Dutton: an airy, facetted and reflective structure which captures light just like a crystal. In a subtle play on reflections, it attenuates the presence of floors built in the 19th-century while holding a dialogue with the building’s classical lines.
2, place de la Concorde, 75008 Paris
A surprising oriental enclave nestling on the corner of Rue de Courcelles and Rue Rembrandt, La Pagode is an architectural UFO on the Parisian landscape. A former private mansion built in the 19th-century, it was transformed in 1926 by architect Fernand Bloch for the Chinese art dealer, Ching Tsai Loo. Inspired by traditional temples in Peking, the red lacquer façade and varnished tiles transport a Chinese mindset to the very heart of the 8th arrondissement. Long an Asian art gallery, this very special place bears witness to real fondness for Orientalism in the 1920’s. Now closed to the public, La Pagode remains one of the most unexpected buildings in Paris – to be seen as an invitation to travel.
48, rue de Courcelles, 75008 Paris
Inaugurated in 2015, the Philharmonie de Paris unfurls its monumental, asymmetric forms in the Parc de la Villette. Designed by Jean Nouvel, its architecture recalls mineral relief melting into the urban landscape, where the engraved aluminium façade with changing reflections, encased volumes and moving perspectives create a striking visual effect. Inside, the large cloud-shaped auditorium encourages total immersion, with exceptional acoustics and a terraced layout allowing for proximity with the musicians. Conceived as a place for sharing, the Philharmonie is a strong architectural achievement pairing technical innovation with cultural awareness.
221, avenue Jean-Jaurès, 75019 Paris
A real manifesto of Art Nouveau in Paris, the Lavirotte Building is just a short walk from the Champ-de-Mars. Built between 1899 and 1901 by architect Jules Lavirotte, it is adorned with Alexandre Bigot’s flamboyant ceramics. The architecture gives precedence to ornamentation with a facade covered in floral patterns, bas-reliefs and sinuous ironwork. Each floor thus reveals a singular decorative composition in which fantasy rubs shoulders with artisanal virtuosity. Winner of the competition for façades held by the City of Paris in 1901, the building embodies the spirit of decorative invention and formal freedom of the “Belle Époque”. Each detail deserves close inspection, from the monumental entrance gate to the wrought-iron balconies.
29, avenue Rapp, 75007 Paris
Behind discreet gating on Place du Colonel-Fabien, the Espace Niemeyer unfurls its white lines and futuristic cupola at the heart of the 19th arrondissement. Built between 1969 and 1980 by Oscar Niemeyer, a major figure in Brazilian architecture, the building has played host to the headquarters of the French Communist party since its creation. True to his very formal language, Niemeyer here composed very supple architecture in bare concrete, with natural light and curved lines. Hidden beneath a white vault, the underground auditorium seems to float in space. Rarely open to the public, this outstanding building remains one of the only examples of political and experimental architecture in Paris – a kind of Utopia sculptured in concrete.
2, place du Colonel Fabien, 75019 Paris
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