Paris Market Lab

2012

PMKLT

Architecture happens in walls (Venturi)Above all, the wall grows from earth to sky like a “raised prospect”, lending a tension, which is given or just suggested, and, as by necessity it belongs to a construc-tive figure, it extends to a concrete presence.Our first encounter was with the mass of the building, its heaviness. Like a great tree needs roots, the building needed not just a place to rest upon, but a strong connection with the ground. This connection with the earth on which it lies is made evident by the constructive method and the consequent plastic material choice. A little like the rings inside a tree trunk, the building grows day by day and this growth is manifested in the facade. The windows follow the constructive logic. They are not manifested on the facade but are withdrawn so as not to overload the walls. Thus, the onlooker’s view, as it moves from the inside to the outside of the building, continually encounters a transversal perspective of the surroundings. If the light falls indirectly onto the floors and the internal walls trough its large windows, at night, the building seems to be cut out of pure light. Unusually for urban Paris the building is independent of the surrounding constructions on all four sides. The eye springs from corner to corner of the building, framed in its prospect of power and prosperity. The spectator is pushed by the building to move both inside and outside. In reality, the inside, the heart of the edifice, is also an outside. Even though the outside is compact and quiet, the inside is luminous and transpar-ent in itself. The light slides for 30 metres over the glazed interior walls. Like a fruit or a shell, the building shields and protects its interior.

Architecture happens in walls (Venturi)Above all, the wall grows from earth to sky like a “raised prospect”, lending a tension, which is given or just suggested, and, as by necessity it belongs to a construc-tive figure, it extends to a concrete presence.Our first encounter was with the mass of the building, its heaviness. Like a great tree needs roots, the building needed not just a place to rest upon, but a strong connection with the ground. This connection with the earth on which it lies is made evident by the constructive method and the consequent plastic material choice. A little like the rings inside a tree trunk, the building grows day by day and this growth is manifested in the facade. The windows follow the constructive logic. They are not manifested on the facade but are withdrawn so as not to overload the walls. Thus, the onlooker’s view, as it moves from the inside to the outside of the building, continually encounters a transversal perspective of the surroundings. If the light falls indirectly onto the floors and the internal walls trough its large windows, at night, the building seems to be cut out of pure light. Unusually for urban Paris the building is independent of the surrounding constructions on all four sides. The eye springs from corner to corner of the building, framed in its prospect of power and prosperity. The spectator is pushed by the building to move both inside and outside. In reality, the inside, the heart of the edifice, is also an outside. Even though the outside is compact and quiet, the inside is luminous and transpar-ent in itself. The light slides for 30 metres over the glazed interior walls. Like a fruit or a shell, the building shields and protects its interior.

FLOOR: -1INTERNAL VIEW

STORE RECEPTION CLASS ROOM ADMINISTRATION KITCHEN REST ROOM BAR MIRADOR AUDITORIUM

FLOOR: 5FLOOR: 2-3-4FLOOR: 1BASEMENT

STORE RECEPTION CLASS ROOM ADMINISTRATION KITCHEN REST ROOM BAR MIRADOR AUDITORIUM

FLOOR: 5FLOOR: 2-3-4FLOOR: 1BASEMENT

SOUTH FACADE EAST FACADE

SOUTH FACADE EAST FACADE WEST FACADE NORTH FACADE