LA SAMARITAINE
Francois Brugel Architectes Associes, LAGNEAU Architectes, SANAA, SRA Architectes
LOCATION
Paris, France
CATEGORY
Mixed Use Architecture, Restoration, Retail
AREA
65120 m²
YEAR
2021
PHOTOGRAPHS
Jared Chulski
SANAA LEAD ARCHITECTS
Kazuyo Sejima, Ryue Nishizawa
DESIGN TEAM
Yoshitaka Tanase, Loic Engelhard, Takayuki Hasegawa, Takayuki Furuya, Léa Hippolyte, Marc Dujon, Bradley Fraser, Shogo Onodera, Arrate Arizaga Villalba, Corinne Bokufa, Eloka Som Lucy Styles, Yukiko Kamei, Margot Aurensan
SRA ARCHITECTES LEAD ARCHITECTS
Jean Rouit, Clémence Saubot
LEAD ARCHITECTS FOR HERITAGE RESTORATION
Jean-françois Lagneau, Xavier Lagneau, Patrice Girard
SRA ARCHITECTES DESIGN TEAM
Joëlle Agarande, Alexis Arthaud, Tamara Bissat, Corentin Buzot, Daniel Cano, Évelyne Feltin, Véronique Garin, Hugues Girardin, Sylvestre Gulacsy, Sophie Hosteing, Étienne Jacquin, Anna Malcoëffe, Jérôme Quiévreux, Baptiste Rouit, David Vaughan, Charlotte Vadot, Richard Voilquin, Miriam Walbaum
ARCHITECTS FOR HOUSING AND NURSERY
Clothilde Dolz, Julie Hermanowicz, Camille Quilichini, Gordon Wourms
CONCEPTION
SANAA
LOCAL OPERATIONS ARCHITECTS
SRA Architectes
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
Rfr Go+, Aedis Ingénierie
ACOUSTICS ENGINEERS
Acoustique & Conseil
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
AE75
FAÇADE DESIGN
RFR
This project is the renovation of La Samaritaine, a late-19th century “Grand magasin” in Paris.
The site is of great historical significance and the footprint of the building extends from Rue de Rivoli to the Quai du Louvre, overlooking the Seine.
Our design creates a “passage de La Samaritaine”, a new street with social and commercial activities that runs through the length of the existing building.
It connects three full height courtyards, one existing and two new: each is unique in design and together they create an alternating sequence of indoor activity areas and spaces that are open to views of the sky.
This new Paris passage is both a physical and figurative connection between the historical façade of the Sauvage building overlooking the Seine and the new façade we have designed for Rue de Rivoli.
Our design for the Rivoli façade revitalizes the image of La Samaritaine.
The soft waves of the glass echo the rhythm and scale of neighboring fenestration, establishing continuity along this busy commercial street.
To further enhance the integration of the new design within its urban context the glass reflects and transforms the surrounding environment, creating a subtle combination of the historical and the contemporary across its surface.
Our intention is to establish a harmonious relationship between those parts that are renovated and those that are new.
