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Pathé Palace
Type:
Cultural, Workplace - Heavy Remodel
Intervention Phase:
• Feasibility Study
• Schematic Design
• Design Development
Scope of Work / Personal Contribution:
• Spatial Translation of Major Program Elements
• Spatial Translation of Local Urban Regulations
• Central Glazed Atrium Design
• Fire safety, Egress & Accessibility Solutions
Surface :
9500 m²
Status:
Under Construction
Project Description:
The “Pathé!" company being already in possession of cinemas located at the corner of boulevard des Capucines, they recently acquired the office building overlooking the Chaussée d’Antin street. This estate union allows Pathé to consider a 10,000 m2 large-scale project, namely, the major restructuring of its cinema complex as well as the creation of offices, some of which will become its headquarters. The project allows the creation of a "cinema factory”, gathering within it those who make the cinema and those who watch it. In the heart of Paris a few hundred meters from the Opera Garnier the project is part of an idea to promote Paris as the European capital of cinema.
The existing land having no free space in the ground or planted, the project provides for the creation of a garden of about 50 m². This green space consitutes the foot of the atrium that brings light and natural ventilation to this large volume around which the circulations of the movie theater revolve. This empty space, inspired by the existing void on the three top levels is extended to the basement level. It brings natural light to the offices that revolve around it.
The project is located in one of the plots built at the end of the 19th century near the Palais Garnier. The arrangement of the façades with its street-level shop register and massive cut stone form a remarkable ensemble of the Parisian landscape. The project aims to integrate in a respectful and contemporary way in this urban ensemble. Along the Grands Boulevards, the restored dome of the cinema plays more than ever its role of urban signal.
At levels 1, 2 and 3, the street portion is dedicated to the offices while the inner part of the parcel is dedicated to the movie theaters. The latter are also deployed in the below grade levels to reach a capacity of 1200 seats.
At levels 4 and 5 the entire floor surface is occupied by offices, future headquarters of the Pathé company. Terraces are laid out at these levels in places that are made inconstructible by the rules contained in the Paris local development plan (PLU).
At Level 5, a small ellipsoidal shaped screening room dedicated to Pathé’s internal work and private screenings is mounted on jacks and will be mobile between floors. A 7 meters translation will allow the spectators to have a frontal view on the dome of the opera Garnier.
At the roof level, the project plans to treat the roofs of the building to make them accessible by Pathé’s workers. A new wooden deck, slightly elevated from the existing zinc roof, will be installed like a light floating carpet, while being invisible from the street. It will offer a panoramic view of the Opera Garnier and the Parisian rooftops.
Architect :
Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Design Team 01.12.2017 - 31.05.2019:
Antoine Chaaya - Partner in charge
Vassily Laffineur - Associate in charge
Omar Khaledi - Architect
Bianca Sibilla - Architect
Structural Engineer :
AIA Life Designers
Acoustics, MEP & Fire Security:
AIA Life Designers
Rendering Credits:
Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Rendering of the Main Façade
Site Plan
Ground Floor Plan
Rendering of the Atrium
Below Ground Plan
Section through the Atrium & Office Levels
Level 02 Plan
Section through the Atrium & Screening Rooms
Level 04 Plan
Building Model
Street Elevation
Floor & Wall Typology Details
Structural Model
Structural Model
Structural Model
Technical Section Through the Office Floors
