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Dominique Perrault

La Poste du Louvre transformation . Paris

Dominique Perrault Architecture . GAËLLE LAURIOT-PRÉVOST . photo: © Michel Denancé

Since its inauguration in 1888, La Poste du Louvre has been in perpetual evolution.
Built from 1878 to 1888 by the architect Julien Guadet for the needs of the National Post Office, this building, emblematic of the Parisian construction sites of the Third Republic, fits perfectly into the typology of the Haussmannian arteries of the 1st district of Paris. Continue reading Dominique Perrault

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Suzanne Lenglen tennis court . Paris

Dominique Perrault . Suzanne Lenglen tennis court . Paris afasia (1)

Dominique Perrault Architecture

The Roland Garros tournament site is located in the heart of the Ile-de-France metropolis, between dense city and nature, among the Bois de Boulogne, Paris and Boulogne-Billancourt. The new roofing on the Suzanne Lenglen Court aims to fit into this context with precision. It is not only a question of building a retractable roof, but also of proposing a large-scale architectural ensemble whose silhouette interact with the existing building as well as with its surrounding environment. Continue reading Dominique Perrault

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Longchamp Racecourse . Paris

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Dominique Perrault Architecture . photos: © Vincent Fillon

The renewal of the Longchamp racecourse should ensure that it maintains its place in both the Grand Paris and on the international scene of the world’s major racecourses.
Such an ambitious goal must be guided not only by an emblematic architectural project that can be adapted to future needs, but also a landscape project that transfigures the area, highlighting the built legacy, the historical heritage of the racecourse, and especially the green heritage of the Bois de Boulogne, which originated in the composition designed by Alphand in the 19th century.
The race for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is the highpoint of the life of the racecourse. Therefore, the main challenge of this project is for it to be able to host this event, which draws up to 60,000 spectators, under exceptional conditions, while also welcoming a much smaller crowd on ordinary racing days. Continue reading Dominique Perrault